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Infection Control Medicine Lab
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A lab engaged in clinical and epidemiological research on infectious diseases, including hepatitis viruses and HIV.
AboutAbout the lab
Going deep, across the whole field
The Infection Control Medicine Lab is introduced on the website of the General Internal Medicine department of Kyushu University Hospital, and it conducts epidemiological research on infectious diseases as well as clinical research.
In addition to infectious diseases such as hepatitis viruses, HIV, and Helicobacter pylori, the lab lists hospital infection control, sexually transmitted infections, and infection immunology among its research topics.
Associate Professor Masayuki Murata studies the immunological aspects of the pathology of chronic viral infections, such as chronic hepatitis C and B and HIV infection.
The staff introduction page invites medical students, residents, and those who wish to join the department to visit.
Key terms
- Epidemiology
- The study of how diseases spread in populations and which factors are associated with them, using statistical methods
- Helicobacter pylori
- A bacterium that infects the stomach. This lab lists topics such as eradication therapy among its research items
- FibroScan
- FibroScan, a test used to assess liver fibrosis and steatosis
- Antiviral therapy
- Treatment of viral infections with drugs that act on the virus
ResearchResearch themes
The Infection Control Medicine Lab conducts epidemiological research on infectious diseases as well as clinical research. Its subjects include viral infections such as hepatitis viruses and HIV, hospital infection control, and Helicobacter pylori.
*Illustrative imageResearch on infectious diseases and epidemiology
The lab covers hepatitis viruses, infectious diseases and arteriosclerosis, hospital infection control, sexually transmitted infections, infection immunology, Helicobacter pylori, and the assessment of liver fibrosis and steatosis using FibroScan.
*Illustrative imageClinical research on treatment and prevention
Its research themes include antiviral therapy for viral infections such as hepatitis viruses and HIV, infection prevention through measures such as vaccines, and eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Infection Control Medicine department consist of an Associate Professor, Lecturers, Assistant Professors, clinical staff physicians, and residents in specialty training programs.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorMasayuki Murata
- LecturerEiichi Ogawa
- Assistant ProfessorKoji Takayama
- Assistant ProfessorSatoshi Hiramine
- Assistant ProfessorKeiji Nakamura
- Assistant ProfessorSusumu Yamasaki
- Assistant ProfessorAzusa Ota
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “HIV-infected T cell ( )” NIAID / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Research on infectious diseases and epidemiology: “Myxoma virus (transmission electron microscope)” David Gregory & Debbie Marshall / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Clinical research on treatment and prevention: “Yellow fever vaccination 03” Ugochukwu2007 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Virology Lab): “Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2” NIAID-RML (https://www.niaid.nih.gov/ & https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/rocky-mountain-laboratories) / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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