Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

ROBERT WILSON, GLENN TILLOTSON, and PETER BALL

Clinical studies in chronic bronchitis: a need for better definition and classification of severity
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 205-208; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.205 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

Martin J. Wood

The comparative efficacy and safety of teicoplanin and vancomycin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 209-222; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.209 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Bertille de Barbeyrac, Michel Dupon, Patricia Rodriguez, Hélène Renaudin, and Christiane Bébéar

A Tn1545-like transposon carries the tet(M) gene in tetracycline resistant strains of Bacteroides ureolyticus as well as Ureaplasma urealyticum but not Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 223-232; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.223 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chen M. Yu, Joseph W. Chow, and Victor L. Yu

Quantitative comparison in vitro of mutational antibiotic resistance of Enterobacter spp. using a spiral plater
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 233-242; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.233 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Scheel, D. J. Lyon, V. T. Rosdahl, F. A. B. Adeyemi-Doro, T. K. W. Ling, and A. F. B. Cheng

In-vitro susceptibility of isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 1988–1993
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 243-251; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.243 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Hind and R. W. Attwell

The effect of antibiotics on bacteria under hyperbaric conditions
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 253-263; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.253 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sharon C. A. Chen, Maryann L. O'Donnell, Suzannah Gordon, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert

Antifungal susceptibility testing using the E test: comparison with the broth macrodilution technique
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 265-273; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.265 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan D. Cartledge, Jenifer Midgley, and Brain G. Gazzard

Relative growth measurement of Candida species in a single concentration of fluconazole predicts the clinical response to fluconazole in HIV infected patients with oral candidosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 275-283; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.275 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Verbist, J. Verhaegen, Ch. Wounters, G. Vandenhoven, and a Multicentre Study Group

Comparative activity of piperacillin/tazobactam against 5625 isolates from hospitalised patients
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 285-293; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.285 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert C. Spencer

An 8 year Microbe Base survey of the epidemiology, frequency and antibiotic susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa hospital isolates in the United Kingdom
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 295-301; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.295 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teresa H. Bacon, Barbara A. Howard, Lindsay C. Spender, and Malcolm R. Boyd

Activity of penciclovir in antiviral assays against herpes simplex virus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 303-313; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.303 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Bach, H. Schmidt, B. Böttiger, B. Schreiber, H. Böhrer, J. Motsch, E. Martin, and H. G. Sonntag

Retention of antibacterial activity and bacterial colonization of antiseptic-bonded central venous catheters
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 315-322; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.315 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Landman, John M. Quale, Sibte Burney, Barry Kreiswirth, and Barbara M. Willey

Treatment of experimental endocarditis caused by multidrug resistant Enterococcus faecium with ramoplanin and penicillin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 323-329; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.323 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter J. Cook, Jenny M. Andrews, Richard Wise, and David Honeybourne

Distribution of cefdinir, a third generation cephalosporin antibiotic, in serum and pulmonary compartments
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 331-339; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.331 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Laura Sánchez, Marta Puig, Carme Fusté, José Lorén, and Miquel Viñas

Outer membrane permeability of non-typable Haemophilus influenzae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 341-344; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.341 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teresa Khushi, David J. Payne, Andrew Fosberry, and Christopher Reading

Production of metal dependent ß-lactamases by clinical strains of Bacteroides fragilis isolated before 1987
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 345-350; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.345 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. Brown, C. J. Thomson, and S. G. B. Amyes

Mutations of the gyrA gene of clinical isolates of Salmonella typhimurium and three other Salmonella species leading to decreased susceptibilities to 4-quinolone drugs
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 351-356; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.351 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Zanetti, D. Usai, A. Nonis, and G. Fadda

In-vitro activity of 3-azinomethyl-rifamycin (SPA-S-565) against Chlamydia trachomatis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 357-359; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.357 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carl Urban, Noriel Mariano, Kathryn Mosinka-Snipas, Charles Wadee, Tarek Chahrour, and James J. Rahal

Comparative in-vitro activity of SCH 27899, a novel eveminomicin, and vancomycin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 361-364; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.361 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. L. Barry, P. C. Fuchs, S. D. Allen, S. D. Brown, J. H. Jorgensen, and F. C. Tenover

In-vitro susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to the d- and l-isomers of ofloxacin: interpretive criteria and quality control limits
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 365-369; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.365 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan A. Jacobs and Ellen E. Stobberingh

In-vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of the ‘Streptococcus milleri’ group (Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus constellatus and Streptococcus intermedius)
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 371-375; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.371 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Wilson, Tracy Burns, and Jonathan Pratten

Killing of Streptococcus sanguis in biofilms using a light-activated antimicrobial agent
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 377-381; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.377 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Florence de Bony, Roselyne Bidault, Richard Peck, and John Posner

Lack of interaction between valaciclovir, the L-valyl ester of acyclovir, and Maalox antacid
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 383-387; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.383 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

J. PETER DONNELLY, ANDREAS VOSS, WOLFGANG WITTE, and BARBARA E. MURRAY

Does the use in animals of antimicrobial agents, including glycopeptide antibiotics, influence the efficacy of antimicrobial therapy in humans?
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 389-390; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.389 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PHILLIP W. HAYES, RICHARD H. GUSTAFSON, IR FREDERICK K. LOTGERING, and ANTHONY J. MUDD

Does the use in animals of antimicrobial agents, including glycopeptide antibiotics, influence the efficacy of antimicrobial therapy in humans?
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 390-392; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.390 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. M. McMULLIN, L. O. WHITE, D S REEVES, A. M. LOVERING, and R. J. LEWIS

Pbotodegradation of fluoroquinolones using a continuous-flow photochemical reaction unit
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 392-394; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.392 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. L. PRADHANANGA, P J. E ROWLING, I. N. SIMPSON, and D. J. PAYNE

Sensitivity of L-2 type ß-lactamases from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia to serine active site ß-lactamase inhibitors
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 394-396; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.394 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. A. PEDDIE, A. PHILLIPS, and S. T. CHAMBERS

The effect of betalne accumulation by Escherichia coli K-12 on aminoglycoside activity
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1996 37: 396-397; doi:10.1093/jac/37.2.396 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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