Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

F. D. DASCHNER

Antibiotics and host defence with special reference to phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 135-141; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.135 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

B. van Klingeren, M. C. Ansink-Schipper, M. Dessens-Kroon, and M. Verheuvel

Relationship between auxotype, plasmid pattern and susceptibility to antibiotics in penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 143-147; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.143 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Hrebenda and H. Heleszko

Mutations affecting the resistance of Escherichia coli K-12 to ß-lactam antibiotics
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 149-156; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.149 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas B. Thomson, Billy P. Crider, and Robert G. Eagon

The kinetics of dihydrostreptomycin uptake in Pseudomonas putida membrane vesicles: absence of inhibition by cations
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 157-163; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.157 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. A. Wall, D. C. W. Mabey, C. S. S. Bello, and D. Felmingham

The comparative in-vitro activity of twelve 4-quinolone antimicrobials against Haemophilus ducreyi
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 165-168; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.165 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. A. Petrou and T. R. Rogers

A comparison of the activity of mepartricin and amphotericin B against yeasts
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 169-178; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.169 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. H. Chandrasekar, S. Price, and D. P. Levine

In-vitro evaluation of cefpirome (HR 810), teicoplanin and four other antimicrobials against enterococci
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 179-182; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.179 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sandra M. Norris, Sharon H. Guenthner, and Richard P. Wenzel

Comparative activity of seven extended-spectrum cephalosporins against Gram-negative bacilli from blood cultures
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 183-188; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.183 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brian M. Jones, Ian Geary, Anura B. Alawattegama, George R. Kinghorn, and Brian I. Duerden

In-vitro and in-vivo activity of metronidazole against Gardnerella vaginalis, Bacteroides spp. and Mobiluncus spp. in bacterial vaginosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 189-197; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.189 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shin-ichi Yoshida, Yasuo Mizuguchi, Hiromi Ohta, and Midori Ogawa

Effects of tetracyclines on experimental Legionella pneumophila infection in guinea-pigs
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 199-204; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.199 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Hof, B. Eisenbarth, A. Denzler, O. Zak, and E. Schweizer

Therapeutic activities of nitrothiazole derivatives in experimental infections with Salmonella typhimurium and Bacteroides fragitis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 205-210; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.205 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Boerema, B. Boll, H. Muytjens, and J. Branolte

Efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin (Bay 0 9867) in the treatment of patients with complicated urinary tract infections
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 211-217; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.211 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. N. Thin, D. J. Jeffries, P. K. Taylor, O. P. Ayra, P. Rodin, Jane Yeo, and A. P. Fiddian

Recurrent genital herpes suppressed by oral acyclovir: a multicentre double blind trial
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 219-226; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.219 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Melanie J. Maslow, Michael S. Simberkoff, and James J. Rahal

Clinical efficacy of a synergistic combination of cefotaxime and amikacin against multiresistant Pseudomonas and Serratia infections
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 227-234; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.227 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tania C. Sorrell and Peter J. Collignon

A prospective study of adverse reactions associated with vancomycin therapy
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 235-241; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.235 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kenneth Josefsson, Anders Heimdahl, Lars von Konow, and Carl Erik Nord

Effect of phenoxymethylpenicillin and erythromycin prophylaxis on anaerobic bacteraemia after oral surgery
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 243-251; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.243 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Farrington, A. Fenn, and I. Phillips

Flucloxacillin concentration in serum and wound exudate during open heart surgery
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 253-259; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.253 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. R. R. Corbett, R. J. McFarland, G. R. Spender, and D. M. Ryan

The penetration of ceftazidime into peritoneal fluid in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 261-265; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.261 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Benoni, E. Arosio, M. G. Raimondi, P. Pancera, A. Lechi, and G. P. Velo

Pharmacokinetics of ceftazidime and ceftriaxone and their penetration into the ascitic fluid
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 267-273; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.267 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

N. C. WEIGHTMAN, D. C. E. SPELLER, and P. J. DARBYSHIRE

Infection and intravenous catheters
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 275; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.275 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Review:

H. J. FIELD

Book Review
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1985 16: 276; doi:10.1093/jac/16.2.276 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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