Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

Guy W. Amsden

Pneumococcal macrolide resistance—myth or reality?
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 1-6; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.1 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Iain Stephenson and Karl G. Nicholson

Chemotherapeutic control of influenza
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 6-10; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.6 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Susan J. Rosser and Hilary-Kay Young

Identification and characterization of class 1 integrons in bacteria from an aquatic environment
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 11-18; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.11 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

Vicki A. Luna, Patricia Coates, E. Anne Eady, Jonathan H. Cove, Thanh T. H. Nguyen, and Marilyn C. Roberts

A variety of Gram-positive bacteria carry mobile mef genes
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 19-25; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.19 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shigefumi Maesaki, Patrick Marichal, Hugo Vanden Bossche, Dominique Sanglard, and Shigeru Kohno

Rhodamine 6G efflux for the detection of CDR1-overexpressing azole-resistant Candida albicans strains
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 27-31; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.27 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sarah Burroughs Tencza, Donald J. Creighton, Tao Yuan, Hans J. Vogel, Ronald C. Montelaro, and Timothy A. Mietzner

Lentivirus-derived antimicrobial peptides: increased potency by sequence engineering and dimerization
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 33-41; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.33 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Beatriz Amorena, Elena Gracia, Marta Monzón, José Leiva, Concepción Oteiza, Marta Pérez, José-Luis Alabart, and José Hernández-Yago

Antibiotic susceptibility assay for Staphylococcus aureus in biofilms developed in vitro
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 43-55; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.43 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher T. D. Price, Frances G. O'Brien, Bradley P. Shelton, John R. Warmington, Warren B. Grubb, and John E. Gustafson

Effects of salicylate and related compounds on fusidic acid MICs in Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 57-64; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.57 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francesco Barchiesi, Domenico Gallo, Francesca Caselli, Luigi Falconi Di Francesco, Daniela Arzeni, Andrea Giacometti, and Giorgio Scalise

In-vitro interactions of itraconazole with flucytosine against clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 65-70; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.65 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Di Giorgio, F. Faraut-Gambarelli, A. Imbert, P. Minodier, M. Gasquet, and H. Dumon

Flow cytometric assessment of amphotericin B susceptibility in Leishmania infantumisolates from patients with visceral leishmaniasis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 71-76; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.71 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Liliete Canes Souza and Ana Campa

Pharmacological parameters of intravenously administered amphotericin B in rats: comparison of the conventional formulation with amphotericin B associated with a triglyceride-rich emulsion
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 77-84; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.77 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmen Ponte, Carlos Cenjor, Araceli Parra, Eva Nieto, Gloria García-Calvo, María José Giménez, Lorenzo Aguilar, and Francisco Soriano

Antimicrobial treatment of an experimental otitis media caused by a ß-lactamase positive isolate of Haemophilus influenzae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 85-90; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.85 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

Olivier Mimoz, Najoua Elhelali, Sophie Léotard, Anne Jacolot, Frederic Laurent, Kamran Samii, Olivier Petitjean, and Patrice Nordmann

Treatment of experimental pneumonia in rats caused by a PER-1 extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 91-97; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.91 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Tod, C. Minozzi, G. Beaucaire, D. Ponsonnet, J. Cougnard, and O. Petitjean

Isepamicin in intensive care unit patients with nosocomial pneumonia: population pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic study
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 99-108; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.99 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Anjni Koul, John Vitullo, Guadalupe Reyes, and Mahmoud Ghannoum

Effects of voriconazole on Candida glabrata in vitro
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 109-112; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.109 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Vromen, A. J. A. M. Van der Ven, A. Knols, and M. E. E. Stobberingh

Antimicrobial resistance patterns in urinary isolates from nursing home residents. Fifteen years of data reviewed
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 113-116; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.113 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sofia Perea, Manuel Hidalgo, Alberto Arcediano, Maria Jose Ramos, Carlos Gomez, Javier Hornedo, Carlos Lumbreras, Dolores Folgueira, Hernan Cortes-Funes, and Antonio Rodriguez-Noriega

Incidence and clinical impact of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in the faecal flora of cancer patients treated with high dose chemotherapy and ciprofloxacin prophylaxis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 117-120; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.117 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John D. Perry, Amanda L. Jones, and Frances K. Gould

Glycopeptide tolerance in bacteria causing endocarditis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 121-124; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.121 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Min Zhu, Prudence Y. K. Wong, and Ronald C. Li

Influence of Sanguisorba officinalis, a mineral-rich plant drug, on the pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin in the rat
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 125-128; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.125 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pierre-Marie Roger, Michel Carles, Isabelle Agussol-Foin, Liliana Pandiani, Olivia Keïta-Perse, Veronique Mondain, Francine De Salvador, and Pierre Dellamonica

Efficacy and safety of an intravenous induction therapy for treatment of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in AIDS patients: a pilot study
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 129-131; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Corinne Arpin, Marie-Hélène Canron, Patrick Noury, and Claudine Quentin

Emergence of mefA and mefE genes in beta-haemolytic streptococci and pneumococci in France
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 133-134; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.133 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Olga Cardosoa, João Carlos Sousa, Rui Leitão, and Luísa Peixe

Carbapenem-hydrolysing ß-lactamase from clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Portugal
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 135; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.135 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hérida R. N. Marona and Elfrides E. S. Schapoval

Spectrophotometric determination of sparfloxacin in tablets
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 136-137; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.136 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Allaouchiche, F. Duflo, L. Cotte, L. Mathon, and D. Chassard

Acute pancreatitis with severe lactic acidosis in an HIV-infected patient on didanosine therapy
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 137-138; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.137 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book reviews:

David W. Warnock

Cryptococcus neoformans
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 139; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.139 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephen J. Brown

Pharmaceutical Microbiology, 7th edn.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 139a; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.139a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. B. Gilroy

Mycoplasma Protocols
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 1999 44: 140; doi:10.1093/jac/44.1.140 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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