Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Reviews:

Raymond Schiffelers, Gert Storm, and Irma Bakker-Woudenberg

Liposome-encapsulated aminoglycosides in pre-clinical and clinical studies
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 333-344; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.333 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margaret M. T. Hudson

Antifungal resistance and over-the-counter availability in the UK: a current perspective
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 345-350; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.345 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Stephen Taylor, David J. Back, Susan M. Drake, Judith Workman, Helen Reynolds, Sara E. Gibbons, David J. White, and Deenan Pillay

Antiretroviral drug concentrations in semen of HIV-infected men: differential penetration of indinavir, ritonavir and saquinavir
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 351-354; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.351 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joanna S. Herman, Natalie J. Ives, Mark Nelson, Brian G. Gazzard, and Philippa J. Easterbrook

Incidence and risk factors for the development of indinavir-associated renal complications
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 355-360; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.355 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zhi-Qing Hu, Wei-Hua Zhao, Yukihiko Hara, and Tadakatsu Shimamura

Epigallocatechin gallate synergy with ampicillin/sulbactam against 28 clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 361-364; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.361 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kensuke Nagai, Todd A. Davies, Bonifacio E. Dewasse, Michael R. Jacobs, and Peter C. Appelbaum

Single- and multi-step resistance selection study of gemifloxacin compared with trovafloxacin, ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin in Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 365-374; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.365 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard A. Venezia, Beth E. Domaracki, Ann M. Evans, Karen E. Preston, and Eileen M. Graffunder

Selection of high-level oxacillin resistance in heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus by fluoroquinolone exposure
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 375-381; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.375 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ferran Navarro, Emilio Perez-Trallero, José M. Marimon, Roxana Aliaga, Maria Gomariz, and Beatriz Mirelis

CMY-2-producing Salmonella enterica, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella oxytoca, Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli strains isolated in Spain (October 1999–December 2000)
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 383-389; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.383 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Oana Ciofu, Vivian Fussing, Niels Bagge, Christian Koch, and Niels Høiby

Characterization of paired mucoid/non-mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Danish cystic fibrosis patients: antibiotic resistance, ß-lactamase activity and RiboPrinting
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 391-396; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.391 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Åsa Melhus

Effects of amoxicillin on the expression of cytokines during experimental acute otitis media caused by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 397-402; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.397 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Naoyuki Miyashita, Hiroshi Fukano, Yoshihito Niki, and Toshiharu Matsushima

In vitro activity of telithromycin, a new ketolide, against Chlamydia pneumoniae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 403-405; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.403 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Weiss, J. de Azavedo, C. Restieri, C. Quach, M. Laverdiere, E. Rubin, M. Gourdeau, and D. E. Low

In vitro activity of a novel ketolide ABT-773 against invasive strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 407-409; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.407 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marguerite Fines, Marie Gueudin, Aude Ramon, and Roland Leclercq

In vitro selection of resistance to clindamycin related to alterations in the attenuator of the erm(TR) gene of Streptococcus pyogenes UCN1 inducibly resistant to erythromycin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 411-416; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.411 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael B. Kays, Roger L. White, and Lawrence V. Friedrich

Effect of serum from different patient populations on the serum bactericidal test
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 417-420; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.417 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

José A. Orden, José A. Ruiz-Santa-Quiteria, Dolores Cid, Rosa Díez, Susana Martínez, and Ricardo de la Fuente

Quinolone resistance in potentially pathogenic and non-pathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from healthy ruminants
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 421-424; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.421 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shuichi Miyazaki, Toshihiko Fujikawa, Tetsuya Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Tateda, and Keizo Yamaguchi

Efficacy of azithromycin, clarithromycin and ß-lactam agents against experimentally induced bronchopneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae in mice
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 425-430; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.425 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sandra Suarez, Patrick O'Hara, Masha Kazantseva, Christian E. Newcomer, Roy Hopfer, David N. McMurray, and Anthony J. Hickey

Airways delivery of rifampicin microparticles for the treatment of tuberculosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 431-434; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.431 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antimicrobial practice:

Christopher C. Butler, Paul Kinnersley, Hayley Prout, Steve Rollnick, Adrian Edwards, and Glyn Elwyn

Antibiotics and shared decision-making in primary care
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 435-440; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.435 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. J. de Neeling, B. P. Overbeek, A. M. Horrevorts, E. E. J. Ligtvoet, and W. G. Goettsch

Antibiotic use and resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in The Netherlands during the period 1994–1999
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 441-444; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.441 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Benjamin Kolek, Glenn Warr, Daniel Bonner, and Joan Fung-Tomc

Intracellular penetration and bactericidal activity of the novel des-fluoro(6) quinolone, BMS-284756
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 445-446; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.445 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. J. Boswell, J. M. Andrews, and R. Wise

Comparison of the in vitro activities of BMS-284756 and four fluoroquinolones against Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 446-447; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.446 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Klaus-Peter Hunfeld, Thomas A. Wichelhaus, Elena Kekoukh, Michael Molitor, Peter Kraiczy, and Volker Brade

In vitro susceptibility of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex to ABT-773, a novel ketolide
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 447-449; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.447 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. L. Leon, C. C. Miranda, A. O. De Souza, and N. Durán

Antileishmanial activity of the violacein extracted from Chromobacterium violaceum
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 449-450; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.449 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. F. Carson, L. Ashton, L. Dry, D. W. Smith, and T. V. Riley

Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil gel (6%) for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 450-451; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.450 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. M. Livermore, S. Mushtaq, and M. Warner

Susceptibility testing with linezolid by different methods, in relation to published ‘general breakpoints’: J Antimicrob Chemother 2001; 48: 452–454
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 452-454; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.452 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ibrahim A. Hassan, Paul R. Chadwick, and Alan P. Johnson

Clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with reduced susceptibility to teicoplanin in Northwest England
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 454-455; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.454 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John E. Moore, Mary Crowe, Neville Heaney, and Elizabeth Crothers

Antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter spp. isolated from human faeces (1980–2000) and foods (1997–2000) in Northern Ireland: an update
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 455-457; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.455 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Svetlansky, A. Liskova, V. Foltan, L. Langsadl, and V. Krcmery

Increased consumption of fluoroquinolones is not associated with resistance in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in the community
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 457-458; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.457 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book review:

Helen Booth

Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive International Approach. Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Vol. 144, 2nd edn: Lee B. Reichman and Earl S. Hershfield, Eds. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, USA, 2000. ISBN 0-8247-8121.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 459; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.459 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum:

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 48: 461; doi:10.1093/jac/48.3.461 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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