Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

RD Walker and C Thornsberry

Decrease in antibiotic susceptibility or increase in resistance?
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 1-4; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

CJ Ellis

On achieving consensus on the prevention of malaria
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 4-6; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.4 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PE Hay

Therapy of bacterial vaginosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 6-9; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.6 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Goodacre, PJ Rooney, and DB Kell

Discrimination between methicillin-resistant and methicillin- susceptible Staphylococcus aureus using pyrolysis mass spectrometry and artificial neural networks
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 27-34; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.27 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Beaulac, S Sachetelli, and J Lagace

In-vitro bactericidal efficacy of sub-MIC concentrations of liposome- encapsulated antibiotic against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 35-41; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.35 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Markopulos, W Graninger, and A Georgopoulos

In-vitro selection of resistance to vancomycin and teicoplanin in Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis compared with Staphylococcus epidermidis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 43-47; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.43 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Takahashi, T Kikuchi, S Shoji, S Fujimura, AB Lutfor, Y Tokue, T Nukiwa, and A Watanabe

Characterization of gyrA, gyrB, grlA and grlB mutations in fluoroquinolone-resistant clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 49-57; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.49 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Barchiesi, LF Di Francesco, P Compagnucci, D Arzeni, A Giacometti, and G Scalise

In-vitro interaction of terbinafine with amphotericin B, fluconazole and itraconazole against clinical isolates of Candida albicans
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 59-65; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.59 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MA Jorgensen, J Manos, GL Mendz, and SL Hazell

The mode of action of metronidazole in Helicobacter pylori: futile cycling or reduction?
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 67-75; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.67 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Sato, T Akaki, and H Tomioka

Antimicrobial activities of benzoxazinorifamycin KRM-1648, clarithromycin and levofloxacin against intracellular Mycobacterium avium complex phagocytosed by murine peritoneal macrophages
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 77-83; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.77 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Sinisalo, K Mattila, MS Nieminen, V Valtonen, M Syrjala, S Sundberg, and P Saikku

The effect of prolonged doxycycline therapy on Chlamydia pneumoniae serological markers, coronary heart disease risk factors and forearm basal nitric oxide production
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 85-92; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.85 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AJ de Neeling, WJ van Leeuwen, LM Schouls, CS Schot, A van Veen-Rutgers, AJ Beunders, AG Buiting, C Hol, EE Ligtvoet, PL Petit, LJ Sabbe, AJ van Griethuysen, and JD van Embden

Resistance of staphylococci in The Netherlands: surveillance by an electronic network during 1989-1995
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 93-101; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.93 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Tomizawa, K Tateda, S Miyazaki, and K Yamaguchi

Antibacterial activity of AM-1155 against penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 103-106; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.103 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Osterblad and P Huovinen

The effect of a combination of Iso-Sensitest agar and ampicillin on the detection of enterobacter beta-lactamase
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 107-110; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.107 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Oethinger, WV Kern, JD Goldman, and SB Levy

Association of organic solvent tolerance and fluoroquinolone resistance in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 111-114; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.111 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GS Babini, F Danel, SD Munro, PA Micklesen, and DM Livermore

Unusual tazobactam-sensitive AmpC beta-lactamase from two Escherichia coli isolates
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 115-118; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.115 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Gazouli, SV Sidorenko, E Tzelepi, NS Kozlova, DP Gladin, and LS Tzouvelekis

A plasmid-mediated beta-lactamase conferring resistance to cefotaxime in a Salmonella typhimurium clone found in St Petersburg, Russia
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 119-121; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.119 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FH M'Zali, J Heritage, DM Gascoyne-Binzi, AM Snelling, and PM Hawkey

PCR single strand conformational polymorphism can be used to detect the gene encoding SHV-7 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and to identify different SHV genes within the same strain
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 123-125; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.123 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CJ Clancy and MH Nguyen

The combination of amphotericin B and azithromycin as a potential new therapeutic approach to fusariosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 127-130; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.127 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Mikamo, K Kawazoe, Y Sato, K Izumi, and T Tamaya

Therapeutic effects of a new quinolone, DU-6859a, on polymicrobial infections in a newly designed model of rat uterine endometritis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 131-133; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.131 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Jasir and C Schalen

Survey of macrolide resistance phenotypes in Swedish clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 135-137; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.135 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

BD Cookson

The emergence of mupirocin resistance: a challenge to infection control and antibiotic prescribing practice
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 11-18; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.11 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Manninen, M Leinonen, P Huovinen, and A Nissinen

Reliability of disc diffusion susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae and adjustment of laboratory-specific breakpoints. Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 19-26; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.19 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

MF Tripodi, A Locatelli, A Rambaldi, P Rosario, and R Utili

In-vitro activity of combined ampicillin and ciprofloxacin against high- level gentamicin-resistant strains of Enterococcus faecium: influence of the medium on susceptibility test results
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 139-140; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.139 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Shackley, P Roberts, P Heath, I Bowler, and NJ Saunders

Trough-only monitoring of serum vancomycin concentrations in neonates
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 141-142; doi:10.1093/jac/41.1.141 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW OF REPORTED CASES:

PM Beringer, AA Vinks, and RW Jelliffe

Pharmacokinetics of once-daily amikacin dosing in patients with cystic fibrosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1998 41: 142-144. [Request Permissions]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.