Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

Tom S. J. Elliott

Role of antimicrobial central venous catheters for the prevention of associated infections
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 441-446; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.441 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

E. B. Chaïbi, D. Sirot, G. Paul, and R. Labia

Inhibitor-resistant TEM ß-lactamases: phenotypic, genetic and biochemical characteristics
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 447-458; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.447 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. M. Gould

A review of the role of antibiotic policies in the control of antibiotic resistance
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 459-465; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.459 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Robert L. Skov, Lars V. Pallesen, Rikke L. Poulsen, and Frank Espersen

Evaluation of a new 3-h hybridization method for detecting the mecA gene in Staphylococcus aureus and comparison with existing genotypic and phenotypic susceptibilty testing methods
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 467-475; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.467 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Estrella Martín-Mazuelos, María Jesús Gutiérrez, Ana Isabel Aller, Samuel Bernal, María Angeles Martínez, Olga Montero, and Guillermo Quindós

A comparative evaluation of Etest and broth microdilution methods for fluconazole and itraconazole susceptibility testing of Candida spp.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 477-481; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.477 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alexander A. Firsov, Raif G. Vasilov, Sergey N. Vostrov, Olga V. Kononenko, Irene Yu. Lubenko, and Stephen H. Zinner

Prediction of the antimicrobial effects of trovafloxacin and ciprofloxacin on staphylococci using an in-vitro dynamic model
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 483-490; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.483 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elmer Brummer, Sharda D. Chauhan, and David A. Stevens

Collaboration of human phagocytes with LY 303366 for antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 491-496; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.491 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Georgopoulos, A. Buxbaum, and W. Graninger

Efficacy of ß-lactam and inhibitor combinations in a diffusion chamber model in rabbits
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 497-501; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.497 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Monica Österblad, Olli Pensala, Margareta Peterzéns, Hans Heleniusc, and Pentti Huovinen

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from vegetables
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 503-509; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.503 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yvette J. Debets-Ossenkopp, Aryanna J. Herscheid, Raymond G. J. Pot, Ernst J. Kuipers, Johannes G. Kusters, and Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori resistance to metronidazole, clarithromycin, amoxycillin, tetracycline and trovafloxacin in The Netherlands
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 511-515; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.511 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David M. Livermore and Han Yuan Chen

Quality of antimicrobial susceptibility testing in the UK: a Pseudomonas aeruginosa survey revisited
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 517-522; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.517 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Florian Thalhammer, Friedericke Traunmüller, Ibrahim El Menyawi, Michael Frass, Ursula M. Hollenstein, Gottfried J. Locker, Brigitte Stoiser, Thomas Staudinger, Renate Thalhammer-Scherrer, and Heinz Burgmann

Continuous infusion versus intermittent administration of meropenem in critically ill patients
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 523-527; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.523 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. M. Shah, F. P. V. Maesen, A. Dolmann, N. Vetter, E. Fiss, and R. Wesch

Levofloxacin versus cefuroxime axetil in the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis: results of a randomized, double-blind study
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 529-539; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.529 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margaret M. Wasilewski, Don Johns, and Gregory D. Sides

Five-day dirithromycin therapy is as effective as seven-day erythromycin therapy for acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 541-548; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.541 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. F. Grossman, D. A. Campbell, S. J. Landis, G. E. Garber, G. Murray, H. G. Stiver, R. Saginur, R. A. McIvor, J. Laforge, C. Rotstein, J. Dubois, M. Rivard, and F. Boulerice

Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly: the role of cefepime, a fourth-generation cephalosporin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 549-554; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.549 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Miles Denton, Valerie Keer, and Peter M. Hawkey

Correlation between genotype and ß-lactamases of clinical and environmental strains of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 555-558; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.555 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Rosato, H. Vicarini, and R. Leclercq

Inducible or constitutive expression of resistance in clinical isolates of streptococci and enterococci cross-resistant to erythromycin and lincomycin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 559-562; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.559 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Verhaegen and L. Verbist

In-vitro activities of 16 non-ß-lactam antibiotics against penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 563-567; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.563 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christof von Eiff and Georg Peters

Comparative in-vitro activities of moxifloxacin, trovafloxacin, quinupristin/dalfopristin and linezolid against staphylococci
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 569-573; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.569 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erika Dósa, Elisabeth Nagy, Wolfgang Falk, Ildikó Szóke, and Uwe Ballies

Evaluation of the Etest for susceptibility testing of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 575-578; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.575 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. O. Nicholas, Valerie Berry, Pamela A. Hunter, and Judy A. Kelly

The antifungal activity of mupirocin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 579-582; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.579 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Khalid Islam and Stephen P. Hawser

Effect of antifungal agents on the binding of Candida albicans to immobilized amino acids and bovine serum albumin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 583-587; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.583 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. F. Chern, J. A. Steer, and A. P. R. Wilson

Effect of teicoplanin on isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from blood culture media
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 589-591; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.589 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Somekh, T. Golan, A. Tanay, F. Poch, and M. Dan

Concentration and bactericidal activity of fusidic acid and cloxacillin in serum and synovial fluid
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 593-596; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.593 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. C. Fisher, S. Singhal, S. J. Miller, J. G. M. Hastings, and D. J. Mutimer

Fungal infection and liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) therapy in liver transplantation: a 2 year review
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 597-600; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.597 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antimicrobial practice:

Fatma Sevinç, Jan M. Prins, Richard P. Koopmans, Pim N. J. Langendijk, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Jaap Dankert, and Peter Speelman

Early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics: guidelines and implementation in a large teaching hospital
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 601-606; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.601 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Karl Gensberg, Anthony W. Smith, Fiona S. L. Brinkman, and Robert E. W. Hancock

Identification of oprG, a gene encoding a major outer membrane protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 607-608; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.607 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrick Plésiat and Martti Vaara

Outer membrane permeability of the antibiotic-supersusceptible lipid A mutants of Escherichia coli to hydrophobic steroid probes
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 608-610; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.608 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pierre P. Poulet, Danièle Duffaut, and Jean P. Lodter

Evaluation of the Etest for determining the in-vitro susceptibilities of Prevotella intermedia isolates to metronidazole
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 610-611; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.610 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jabed Iqbal, Mizanur Rahman, M. Shahidul Kabir, and Ahmed J. Sharif

Comparative in-vitro activities of topical antibiotics against conjunctival isolates
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 611-612; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.611 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

D. C. Shanson

New guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of streptococcal, enterococcal and staphylococcal endocarditis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 613; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.613 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Yang, H. Koga, H. Ohno, K. Ogawa, M. Fukuda, Y. Hirakata, S. Maesaki, K. Tomono, T. Tashiro, and S. Kohno

Relationship between antimycobacterial activities of rifampicin, rifabutin and KRM-1648 and rpoB mutations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 613; doi:10.1093/jac/43.4.613-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

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