Rie Saito

Publications (2)3.29 Total impact

• Article: Differential prevalence of HIV type 1 subtype B and CRF01_AE among different sexual transmission groups in Tokyo, Japan, as revealed by subtype-specific PCR.

  Shingo Kato, Rie Saito, Yoshiyuki Hiraishi, Naoto Kitamura, Tomoko Matsumoto, Hideji Hanabusa, Mitsuhiro Kamakura, Yasuo Ikeda, Masayoshi Negishi
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  ABSTRACT: We determined the subtype of HIV-1 in 89 infected individuals attending three reference hospitals located in the Tokyo metropolitan area of Japan. Subtyping was performed with subtype-specific polymerase chain re-action (PCR) distinguishing subtype A, B, C, and CRF01_AE and/or phylogenetic analysis of HIV-1 env C2V3C3 sequences. Subtype-specific PCR provided unequivocal results in 97% of samples. Sixty-five subjects were infected with subtype B, 16 with CRFO1_AE, 4 with subtype A, 1 with CRF02_AG, and 3 with subtype C. Among 31 Japanese individuals infected through heterosexual contact, 13 were infected with subtype Band 12 with CRFO1_AE. All of the 41 Japanese men infected through homosexual contact harbored subtype B. These results indicate that subtype B is exclusively predominant in a homosexually transmitted group, whereas subtype B and CRFO1_AE are evenly predominant in a heterosexually transmitted group.
  AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 12/2003; 19(11):1057-63. · 2.25 Impact Factor
• Article: A case of fetal subdural hematoma at 31 weeks of gestation in a woman on warfarin therapy after Cabrol's operation.

  Yoshio Matsuda, Kazunari Hashiguchi, Yoshika Akizawa, Rie Saito, Hiroaki Ohta
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  ABSTRACT: The case of a complicated pregnancy of a woman who had undergone Cabrol's operation, and whose baby suffered from subdural hematoma is presented. Although the outcome of this case was not so severe, we would like to inform about the risk to both the mother and her fetus as a result of serious complications.
  Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 18(4):252-4. · 1.05 Impact Factor