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Infectious Diseases Lab
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The lab studies the diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection and opportunistic infections.
AboutAbout the lab
Research on the diagnosis and treatment of HIV and opportunistic infections.
The Infectious Diseases Lab studies the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, including HIV infection.
Its research themes include new treatments for HIV infection, the diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infections, and comprehensive methods for analyzing pathogens.
The lab also works on estimating the number of COVID-19 cases and on the effect of antimicrobial stewardship team (AST) interventions on patient survival outcomes.
Professor Endo serves as director of the Infection Control Department at Hokkaido University Hospital and as director of its HIV Care Support Center.
Key terms
- Opportunistic infection
- An infection caused by pathogens that rarely cause disease under normal conditions, when the body's resistance is weakened
- Comprehensive analysis
- A method that tests for all possible pathogens at once, instead of examining candidates one by one
- AST
- Antimicrobial stewardship team. A specialist team that supports treatment so that antimicrobial drugs are used appropriately
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research related to the care of infectious diseases, including new treatments for HIV infection and the diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infections. It also studies comprehensive methods for analyzing pathogens, the estimation of the number of COVID-19 cases, and the effect of AST interventions on survival outcomes.
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- ProfessorTomoyuki Endo
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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.
- Top image: “HIV-budding-Color” Photo Credit: C. Goldsmith Content Providers: CDC/ C. Goldsmith, P. Feorino, E. L. Palmer, W. R. McManus / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Orthopaedic Surgery Lab): “Hip replacement Image 3684-PH” X-ray Image ID: 3684. Photographer: Unknown. / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Pathogenic Microbiology Lab): “HIV-infected H9 T cell2” NIAID/NIH / Public domain (cropped)
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