Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Reviews:

Venkata M. Reddy, John F. O' Sullivan, and Pattisapu R. J. Gangadharam

Antimycobacterial activities of riminophenazines
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 615-623; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.615 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

S. Simjee, A. P. Fraise, and M. J. Gill

Plasmid heterogeneity and identification of a Tn5281-like element in clinical isolates of high-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated in the UK
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 625-635; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.625 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Toshio Nishijima, Yasuyoshi Saito, Akiko Aoki, Minoru Toriya, Yoshihiko Toyonaga, and Ryochi Fujii

Distribution of mefE and ermB genes in macrolide-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae and their variable susceptibility to various antibiotics
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 637-643; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.637 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dianne B. Hoellman, Gengrong Lin, Michael R. Jacobs, and Peter C. Appelbaum

Anti-pneumococcal activity of gatifloxacin compared with other quinolone and non-quinolone agents
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 645-649; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.645 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Mayer and E. Nagy

Investigation of the synergic effects of aminoglycoside- fluoroquinolone and third-generation cephalosporin combinations against clinical isolates of Pseudomonas spp.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 651-657; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.651 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles W. Stratton, Ronald R. Warner, Philip E. Coudron, and North A. Lilly

Bismuth-mediated disruption of the glycocalyx- cell wall of Helicobacter pylori:ultrastructural evidence for a mechanism of action for bismuth salts
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 659-666; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.659 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kang-Sik Park, Kap-Chul Kang, Jai-Hyun Kim, David J. Adams, Tae-Neung Johng, and Young-Ki Paik

Differential inhibitory effects of protoberberines on sterol and chitin biosyntheses in Candida albicans
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 667-674; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.667 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Benkoó, F. Hernádi, A. Megyeri, A. Kiss, G. Somogyi, Z. Tegyey, F. Kraicsovits, and P. Kovács

Comparison of the toxicity of fluconazole and other azole antifungal drugs to murine and human granulocyte -macrophage progenitor cells in vitro
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 675-681; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.675 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cynthia C. McCoig, Loretta Wubbel, Hasan S. Jafri, Irja Lutsar, Rafael Bastero, Kurt Olsen, Sharon Shelton, Ian R. Friedland, and George H. McCracken

Pharmacodynamics of trovafloxacin in experimental pneumococcal meningitis: basis for dosage selection in children with meningitis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 683-688; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.683 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Andrews, J. Ashby, G. Jevons, N. Lines, and R. Wise

Antimicrobial resistance in Gram-positive pathogens isolated in the UK between October 1996 and January 1997
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 689-698; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.689 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Joaquim Ruiz, Liliana Capitano, Laura Nuñez, Dolores Castro, Josep M. Sierra, Mohamed Hatha, Juan J. Borrego, and Jordi Vila

Mechanisms of resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and quinolones in multiresistant Salmonella typhimurium strains isolated from fish
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 699-702; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.699 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter C. Fuchs, Arthur L. Barry, and Steven D. Brown

In-vitro antimicrobial activity of a carbapenem, MK-0826 (L-749,345) and provisional interpretive criteria for disc tests
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 703-706; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.703 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Linda M. Kelly, Michael R. Jacobs, and Peter C. Appelbaum

Comparison of agar dilution, microdilution, Etest and disc diffusion to test the activity of trovafloxacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 707-709; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.707 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cécile M. Bébéar, Hélène Renaudin, Thierry Schaeverbeke, Françoise Leblanc, and Christiane Bébéar

In-vitro activity of grepafloxacin, a new fluoroquinolone, against mycoplasmas
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 711-714; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.711 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gigliola Reato, Anna Maria Cuffini, Vivian Tullio, Angela Ianni Palarchio, Alessandro Bonino, Roberto Foa, and Nicola A. Carlone

Co-amoxiclav affects cytokine production by human polymorphonuclear cells
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 715-718; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.715 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. M. Lovering, L. O. White, and A. P. MacGowan

Difficulties in the assay of liposomal amikacin (MiKasome) in serum
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 719-721; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.719 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. C. Odds, B. Dupont, M. G. Rinaldi, D. A. Stevens, D. W. Warnock, and R. Woestenborghs

Bioassays for itraconazole blood levels: an interlaboratory collaborative study
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 723-727; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.723 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria Kantzanou, Panayotis T. Tassios, Angelina Tseleni-Kotsovili, Nicholas J. Legakis, and Alkiviadis C. Vatopoulos

Reduced susceptibility to vancomycin of nosocomial isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 729-731; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.729 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Scott A. McConnell, Anne N. Nafziger, and Guy W. Amsden

Lack of effect of dirithromycin on theophylline pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 733-736; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.733 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carlos Bantar, Ricardo Durlach, Federico Nicola, Cristina Freuler, Pablo Bonvehí, Raul Vazquez, and Jorgelina Smayevsky

Efficacy and pharmacodynamics of teicoplanin given daily during the first 3 days and then on alternate days for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 737-740; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.737 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. P. Schröder, E. G. E. de Vries, N. H. Mulder, P. H. B. Willemse, D. T. Sleijfer, G. A. P. Hospers, and W. T. A. van der Graaf

Prevention of febrile leucopenia after chemotherapy in high-risk breast cancer patients: no significant difference between granulocyte-colony stimulating growth factor or ciprofloxacin plus amphotericin B
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 741-743; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.741 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

E. Tzelepi, G. Kouppari, A. Mavroidi, A. Zaphiropoulou, and L. S. Tzouvelekis

Erythromycin resistance amongst group A ß-haemolytic streptococci isolated in a paediatric hospital in Athens, Greece
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 43: 745-746; doi:10.1093/jac/43.5.745 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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