Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

FERNANDO BAQUERO

From accuracy towards truth: the BSAC Working Party's guide to sensitivity testing
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 701-702; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.701 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.M.T. HAMILTON-MILLER

From foreign pharmacopoeias: ‘new’ antibiotics from old?
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 702-705; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.702 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Munther J. Qumsieh and Hilary-Kay Young

Cloning of the type Ib trimethoprim-resistant dihydrofolate reductase gene and preparation of a specific biotinylated DNA probe
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 707-712; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.707 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. E. Udo and W. B. Grubb

Transposition of genes encoding kanamycin, neomycin and streptomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 713-720; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.713 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bertille de Barbeyrac, Brigitte Dutilh, Claudine Quentin, Heléne Renaudin, and Christiane Bébéar

Susceptibility of Bacteroides ureolyticus to antimicrobial agents and identification of a tetracycline resistance determinant related to tetM
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 721-731; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.721 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yasuo Kotera, Masato Watanabe, Shirou Yoshida, Matsuhisa Inoue, and Susuma Mitsuhashi

Factors influencing the uptake of norfloxacin by Escherichia coli
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 733-739; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.733 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. M. Gould, K. Milne, G. Harvey, and C. Jason

Ionic binding, adaptive resistance and post-antibiotic effect of netilmicin and ciprofloxacin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 741-748; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.741 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prema S. Seetulsingh, Lucinda M. C. Hall, and David M. Livermore

Activity of clavulanate combinations against TEM-1 ß-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates obtained in 1982 and 1989
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 749-759; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.749 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. M. Livermore and Prema Seetulsingh

Susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolates with TEM-1 ß-lactamase to combinations of BRL42715, tazobactam or clavulanate with piperacillin or amoxycillin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 761-767; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.761 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anna King, Linda Bethune, and Ian Phillips

The in-vitro activity of temafloxacin compared with other antimicrobial agents
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 769-779; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.769 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nai-Xun Chin and Harold C. Neu

In-vitro activity of WIN 57273 compared to the activity of the fluoroquinolones and two ß-lactam antibiotics
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 781-791; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.781 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arnold Louie, Aldona L. Baltch, William J Ritz, and Raymond P. Smith

Comparative in-vitro susceptibilities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Xanthomonas maltophilia, and Pseudomonas spp. to sparfloxacin (CI-978, AT-4140, PD131501) and reference antimicrobial agents
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 793-799; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.793 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aldona L. Baltch, Christine Bassey, Mark C. Hammer, Raymond P. Smith, Joseph V. Conroy, and Phyllis B. Michelsen

Synergy with cefsulodin or piperacillin and three aminoglycosides or aztreonam against aminoglycoside resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 801-808; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.801 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kouji Matsuda, Yoshinari Asahi, Minoru Sanada, Susumu Nakagawa, Nobuo Tanaka, and Matsuhisa Inoue

In-vitro activity of imipenem combined with ß-lactam antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 809-815; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.809 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lionel A. Mandell and Mohamed Afnan

Synergistic killing of Gram-negative bacilli by cefotaxime, its desacetyl metabolite and human polymorphonuclear neutrophils
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 817-828; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.817 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Fantin, S. Ebert, J. Leggett, B. Vogelman, and W. A. Craig

Factors affecting duration of in-vivo postantibiotic effect for aminoglycosides against Gram-negative bacilli
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 829-836; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.829 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James W. Lee, Wolfgang Ritter, Julius Lecciones, Patrick Kelly, Phillip A. Pizzo, and Thomas J. Walsh

Plasma pharmacokinetics and tissue penetration of a novel antifungal triazole, Bay R 3783, and its long-lasting active metabolite, Bay U 3625, in rabbits
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 837-844; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.837 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar and Simon M. Cronin

Nephrotoxicity in bone marrow transplant recipients receiving aminoglycoside plus cyclosporine oraminoglycoside alone
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 845-849; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.845 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. McLauchlin, A. Audurier, and A. G. Taylor

Treatment failure and recurrent human listeriosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 851-857; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.851 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

For debate:

PETER GILBERT and MICHAEL R. W. BROWN

Out of the test tube into the frying pan: post-growth, pre-test variables
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 859-860; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.859 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. GREENWOOD

Phenotypic variability and sensitivity tests: carry on regardless
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 861-862; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.861 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

J. M. T. HAMILTON-MILLER

Calculating MIC₅₀
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 863-864; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.863 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

STEVEN R. JOHNSON and STEPHEN A. MORSE

The relationship between the 39 kb tetracycline-resistance plasmid and the 36 kb conjugative plasmid of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 864-866; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.864 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JOHN HERITAGE, DEBORAH M. GASCOYNE, and PETER M. HAWKEY

The relationship between the 39 kb tetracycline-resistance plasmid and the 36 kb conjugative plasmid of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 866-867; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.866 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. E. POST and E. Y. BRIDSON

Problems with Iso-Sensitest agar
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 867-868; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.867 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. ANDREWS and R. WISE

Problems with Iso-Sensitest agar
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 868; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.868 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. DE RAUTLIN DE LA ROY, G. GROLLIER, G. AGIUS, and N. BORION

Determination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa susceptibility to aminoglycosides using API and Autobac semi-automated systems
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 868-870; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.868-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. C. FUCHS and A. L. BARRY

Interpretive criteria for antimicrobial susceptibility tests with cefodizime discs
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 870-873; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.870 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ANDREW SIMPSON and STELLA BARNASS

Susceptibility of Enterococcus faecium to ampicillin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 873; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.873 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CHATRCHAI WATANAKUNAKORN

In-vitro activity of trospectomycin against enterococci isolated from blood and other clinical materials
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 873-875; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.873-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. SOTO, J. A. SACRISTAN, and M. J. ALSAR

Necessity of a loading dose when using vancomycin in critical-ill patients
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 875; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.875 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Erratum
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 877; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.877 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Index:

Index to Volume 27: Author index
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1991 27: 879-887; doi:10.1093/jac/27.6.879 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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