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Infection Control Lab
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The lab works on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases, and on training personnel in infectious disease care.
AboutAbout the lab
Research to prepare for emerging infectious diseases, and training of professionals for infectious disease care.
The Infection Control Lab studies the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases, including COVID-19, as well as the appropriate use of antimicrobials.
Through clinical research, nationwide data analysis, and basic research, the lab works to improve infectious disease care.
To prepare for the next emerging infectious disease, the lab also trains people to become leaders in infectious disease care and infection control.
In particular, the lab aims to train "Physician Scientists" who generate evidence from clinical practice.
Key terms
- Long COVID
- Symptoms that continue after COVID-19 infection. Commonly called post-COVID condition
- Randomized controlled trial
- A research method that randomly divides participants into multiple groups and compares the effects of treatments or interventions
- SFTS
- Abbreviation for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome. A viral infection transmitted by ticks
- Physician Scientist
- A person who treats patients as a physician while also conducting research
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The lab conducts research to improve infectious disease care, from diagnosis and treatment to prevention and the appropriate use of antimicrobials. It does this through clinical research, nationwide data analysis, and basic research.
*Illustrative imageLong COVID
The lab studies long COVID, commonly known as post-COVID condition. One example is the RESILIENCE study, which evaluates the relationship between ensitrelvir and post-COVID symptoms.
*Illustrative imageTesting Mouthwash for Reducing Transmission
Using a randomized controlled trial, the lab examines how mouthwash affects the amount of virus in the saliva of patients with mild COVID-19.
*Illustrative imageSFTS and Tick-Borne Infections
The lab reports cases of nosocomial transmission of SFTS and examines the effectiveness of giving antimicrobials to patients. It is also building a registry of febrile illnesses that follow tick bites.
*Illustrative imageEpidemiology of Infectious Diseases Using Nationwide Data
Using nationwide databases, the lab studies the epidemiology and prognostic factors of herpes simplex encephalitis, the epidemiology of Legionella pneumonia, and more.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Infection Control Lab are faculty, project faculty, faculty of an endowed department, and hospital staff physicians and graduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorSatoshi Kutsuna
- LecturerHiroo Matsuo
- Faculty Internal LecturerYuki Hiba
- Project Associate ProfessorYoshiaki Yamagishi
- Associate Professor, Endowed ChairShungo Yamamoto
- Associate Professor, Endowed ChairRyuichi Sada
- Project Associate ProfessorDaisuke Onozuka
- Lecturer, Endowed ChairTsuyoshi Yamamoto
- Project Associate ProfessorTakao Toyokawa
- Associate Professor, Endowed ChairSatoshi Ikegame
- Project Assistant ProfessorTsuyoshi Arai
- Project Assistant ProfessorToshinari Nakanishi
- Project Assistant ProfessorDai Yamamoto
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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: “Electron micrograph of two coronaviruses” Dr Graham Beards / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Long COVID: “Covid-19 SP - UTI V. Nova Cachoeirinha” Gustavo Basso / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Testing Mouthwash for Reducing Transmission: “Gram stain saliva” Microrao / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- SFTS and Tick-Borne Infections: “Tick-borne relapsing fever” Lopez JE, Krishnavahjala A, Garcia MN, Bermudez S. / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Using Nationwide Data: “Herpes simplex virus pap test” Nephron / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Urology Lab): “Workingelement” Ramonduran / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Hematology and Oncology Lab): “Blood cells under the microscope 01” Korinna / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Gastroenterology and Hepatology Lab): “Abdominal pain” Robystarm07 / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nephrology Lab): “Implantable-artificial-kidney-patients-off-dialysis-machines” Katzze.fritz / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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