Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

David M. Livermore

Of Pseudomonas, porins, pumps and carbapenems
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 247-250; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.247 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

N. J. C. Snell

New treatments for viral respiratory tract infections—opportunities and problems
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 251-259; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.251 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Laura J. V. Piddock, Yu Fang Jin, and Deborah J. Griggs

Effect of hydrophobicity and molecular mass on the accumulation of fluoroquinolones by Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 261-270; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.261 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julie Sunderland, Caroline M. Tobin, Alan J. Hedges, Alasdair P. MacGowan, and Les O. White

Antimicrobial activity of fluoroquinolone photodegradation products determined by parallel-line bioassay and high performance liquid chromatography
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 271-275; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.271 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frédéric Laurent, Hervé Lelièvre, Marie Cornu, François Vandenesch, Gérard Carret, Jerome Etienne, and Jean-Pierre Flandrois

Fitness and competitive growth advantage of new gentamicin-susceptible MRSA clones spreading in French hospitals
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 277-283; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.277 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aude Antignac, Paula Kriz, Georgina Tzanakaki, Jean-Michel Alonso, and Muhamed-Kheir Taha

Polymorphism of Neisseria meningitidis penA gene associated with reduced susceptibility to penicillin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 285-296; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.285 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Petinaki, A. Arvaniti, G. Dimitracopoulos, and I. Spiliopoulou

Detection of mecA, mecR1 and mecI genes among clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant staphylococci by combined polymerase chain reactions
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 297-304; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.297 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. J. Howard, J. T. Magee, Karen A. Fitzgerald, and F. D. J. Dunstan

Factors associated with antibiotic resistance in coliform organisms from community urinary tract infection in Wales
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 305-313; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.305 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Susana Cruchaga, Aurora Echeita, Ana Aladueña, Javier García-Peña, Nieves Frias, and Miguel Angel Usera

Antimicrobial resistance in salmonellae from humans, food and animals in Spain in 1998
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 315-321; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.315 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Sangaré, R. Morisset, L. Gaboury, and M. Ravaoarinoro

Effects of cationic liposome-encapsulated doxycycline on experimental Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection in mice
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 323-331; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.323 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric Dannaoui, Elisabeth Borel, Marie-France Monier, Marie-Antoinette Piens, Stéphane Picot, and Florence Persat

Acquired itraconazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 333-340; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.333 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Etienne Giraud, Sabine Leroy-Sétrin, Géraldine Flaujac, Axel Cloeckaert, Maryvonne Dho-Moulin, and Elisabeth Chaslus-Dancla

Characterization of high-level fluoroquinolone resistance in Escherichia coli O78:K80 isolated from turkeys
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 341-343; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.341 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Weiss, J. De Azavedo, C. Restieri, L. A. Galarneau, M. Gourdeau, P. Harvey, J. F. Paradis, K. Salim, and D. E. Low

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of macrolide-resistant group A Streptococcus strains in the province of Quebec, Canada
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 345-348; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.345 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martha P. Oramas-Shirey, Lewis V. Buchanan, Christine L. Dileto-Fang, Charlene F. Dailey, Charles W. Ford, Donald H. Batts, and John K. Gibson

Efficacy of linezolid in a staphylococcal endocarditis rabbit model
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 349-352; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.349 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. R. Churchill, P. M. Slade, M. Youle, B. G. Gazzard, and J. N. Weber

A phase I/II study of the safety and activity of a microsphere formulation of KNI-272 in patients with HIV-1 infection
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 353-355; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.353 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

T. R. Walsh, R. A. Howe, M. Wootton, P. M. Bennett, and A. P. MacGowan

Detection of glycopeptide resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 357-358; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.357 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark H. Wilcox

Clarithromycin and risk of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 358-359; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.358 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Linda Mizen

The activity of antibiotics against Legionella pneumophila: in vitro and in vivo studies
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 359-360; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.359 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Heather W. Minehart and Alison F. Chalker

In vitro activity of gemifloxacin against Helicobacter pylori
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 360-361; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.360 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Sabeena, G. Thirivikramji, G. Radhakutty, P. Indu, and D. V. Singh

In vitro susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor strains associated with an outbreak of cholera in Kerala, Southern India
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 361-362; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.361 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Bilikova, J. Hanzen, A. Roidova, J. Trupl, J. Lamosova, A. Liskova, J. Macekova, Z. Szvenyova, I. Svetlansky, and V. Krcmery

Bacteraemia due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Slovakia
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 362-364; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.362 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Golan, D. D. Poutsiaka, S. Tozzi, S. Hadley, and D. R. Snydman

Daptomycin for line-related Leuconostoc bacteraemia
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 364-365; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.364 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. A. T. Sandoe, J. K. Struthers, and J. S. Brazier

Subdural empyema caused by Prevotella loescheii with reduced susceptibility to metronidazole
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 366-367; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.366 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. R. Millar, E. Russell, A. M. Karcher, L. Neville, and O.-B. Portia

Prescribing quality is not synonymous with cost minimization for antibiotics
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 367-368; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.367 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book reviews:

John Philpott-Howard

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: The Disease, Pathogenesis and Treatment: Harold O. Conn, Juan Rodés and Miguel Navasa, Eds. Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, USA, 2000.ISBN 0-8247-0355-3, US$165.00.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 369; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.369 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anthony Smith

Handbook of Bacterial Adhesion: Principles, Methods and Applications: Y. H. An and R. J. Friedman, Eds.Humana Press, Torowa, NJ, USA. 2000.ISBN 0-8 9603-794-0, US$135.00
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 47: 369-370; doi:10.1093/jac/47.3.369-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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