Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Review:

D. H. Dockrell and G. R. Kinghorn

Imiquimod and resiquimod as novel immunomodulators
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 751-755; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.751 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Juergen Reefschlaeger, Wolfgang Bender, Sabine Hallenberger, Olaf Weber, Peter Eckenberg, Siegfried Goldmann, Michael Haerter, Iris Buerger, Joerg Trappe, Janet A. Herrington, Dieter Haebich, and Helga Ruebsamen-Waigmann

Novel non-nucleoside inhibitors of cytomegaloviruses (BAY 38-4766): in vitro and in vivo antiviral activity and mechanism of action
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 757-767; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.757 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francesco Barchiesi, Anna Maria Schimizzi, Francesca Caselli, Daniele Giannini, Valeria Camiletti, Barbara Fileni, Andrea Giacometti, Luigi Falconi Di Francesco, and Giorgio Scalise

Activity of the new antifungal triazole, posaconazole, against Cryptococcus neoformans
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 769-773; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.769 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Lass-Flörl, M. P. Dierich, D. Fuchs, E. Semenitz, I. Jenewein, and M. Ledochowski

Antifungal properties of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors against Aspergillus species in vitro
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 775-779; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.775 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Marklund, P. Behnam-Motlagh, R. Henriksson, and K. Grankvist

Bumetanide annihilation of amphotericin B-induced apoptosis and cytotoxicity is due to its effect on cellular K⁺ flux
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 781-786; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.781 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laura J. V. Piddock and Vito Ricci

Accumulation of five fluoroquinolones by Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 787-791; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.787 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marta Monzón, Concepción Oteiza, José Leiva, and Beatriz Amorena

Synergy of different antibiotic combinations in biofilms of Staphylococcus epidermidis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 793-801; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.793 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ingo Stock and Bernd Wiedemann

Natural antimicrobial susceptibilities of Plesiomonas shigelloides strains
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 803-811; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.803 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sandrine Marchand, Claudine Pariat, Anne Boulanger, Serge Bouquet, and William Couet

A pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic approach to show that not all fluoroquinolones exhibit similar sensitivity toward the proconvulsant effect of biphenyl acetic acid in rats
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 813-820; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.813 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephen H. Zinner, Alexander A. Firsov, Deborah Gilbert, Kelly Simmons, and Irene Yu. Lubenko

The pharmacodynamics of gatifloxacin and ciprofloxacin for pneumococci in an in vitro dynamic model: prediction of equiefficient doses
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 821-826; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.821 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Dalsgaard, A. Forslund, D. Sandvang, L. Arntzen, and K. Keddy

Vibrio cholerae O1 outbreak isolates in Mozambique and South Africa in 1998 are multiple-drug resistant, contain the SXT element and the aadA2 gene located on class 1 integrons
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 827-838; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.827 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aroonwadee Chanawong, Fatima H. M'Zali, John Heritage, Aroonlug Lulitanond, and Peter M. Hawkey

SHV-12, SHV-5, SHV-2a and VEB-1 extended-spectrum ß-lactamases in Gram-negative bacteria isolated in a university hospital in Thailand
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 839-852; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.839 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prashini Moodley, Chinsamy Pillay, Rabia Goga, Ayesha B. M. Kharsany, and A. Willem Sturm

Evolution in the trends of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Durban over a 5 year period: impact of the introduction of syndromic management
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 853-859; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.853 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher J. Woolverton, Judith A. Fulton, Sara-Jane Salstrom, John Hayslip, Nairmeen Awad Haller, Maria L. Wildroudt, and Martin MacPhee

Tetracycline delivery from fibrin controls peritoneal infection without measurable systemic antibiotic
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 861-867; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.861 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jasvir Dhillon, Robert Fielding, Jill Adler-Moore, Ruth L. Goodall, and Denis Mitchison

The activity of low-clearance liposomal amikacin in experimental murine tuberculosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 869-876; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.869 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter R. Donald, Frederick A. Sirgel, Amour Venter, Elizabeth Smit, Donald P. Parkin, Bernard W. Van de Wal, and Denis A. Mitchison

The early bactericidal activity of a low-clearance liposomal amikacin in pulmonary tuberculosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 877-880; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.877 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Matti Valtonen, Eero Tiula, Olli Takkunen, Janne T. Backman, and Pertti J. Neuvonen

Elimination of the piperacillin/tazobactam combination during continuous venovenous haemofiltration and haemodiafiltration in patients with acute renal failure
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 881-885; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.881 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. D. Stickland, C. M. J. Kirkpatrick, E. J. Begg, S. B. Duffull, S. J. Oddie, and B. A. Darlow

An extended interval dosing method for gentamicin in neonates
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 887-893; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.887 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ross A. Lawrenson and John W. Logie

Antibiotic failure in the treatment of urinary tract infections in young women
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 895-901; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.895 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Thomas Butler

Effect of increased inoculum of Salmonella typhi on MIC of azithromycin and resultant growth characteristics
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 903-906; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.903 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. P. Balcabao, L. Alou, L. Aguilar, M. L. Gomez-Lus, M. J. Giménez, and J. Prieto

Influence of the decrease in ciprofloxacin susceptibility and the presence of human serum on the in vitro susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to five new quinolones
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 907-909; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.907 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmen Betriu, Montserrat Redondo, Ana Boloix, María Gómez, Esther Culebras, and Juan J. Picazo

Comparative activity of linezolid and other new agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and teicoplanin-intermediate coagulase-negative staphylococci
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 911-913; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.911 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kensuke Nagai, Yumi Shibasaki, Keiko Hasegawa, Todd A. Davies, Michael R. Jacobs, Kimiko Ubukata, and Peter C. Appelbaum

Evaluation of PCR primers to screen for Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates and ß-lactam resistance, and to detect common macrolide resistance determinants
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 915-918; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.915 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Gómez-López, M. Cuenca-Estrella, A. Monzón, and J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela

In vitro susceptibility of clinical isolates of Zygomycota to amphotericin B, flucytosine, itraconazole and voriconazole
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 919-921; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.919 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Endo, H. Yoshida, N. Ohmi, K. Ohta, and S. Higuchi

Localization of [¹⁴C]amoxicillin in rat gastric tissue when administered with lansoprazole and clarithromycin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 923-926; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.923 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric Senneville, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Marie Cazaubiel, Muriel Cordonnier, Michel Valette, Eric Beltrand, Alexan Khazarjian, Laurence Maulin, Serge Alfandari, Michèle Caillaux, Luc Dubreuil, and Yves Mouton

Rifampicin–ofloxacin oral regimen for the treatment of mild to moderate diabetic foot osteomyelitis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 927-930; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.927 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Pramod M. Shah

Determination of MICs in the routine laboratory
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 931; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.931 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Gopal Rao, A. Steger, and C. M. Tobin

Linezolid levels in pancreatic secretions
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 931-932; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.931-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katarzyna Szczypa, Katarzyna Betlejewska, Katarzyna Nowak, and Katarzyna Hryniewicz

In vitro activity of linezolid against Gram-positive cocci isolated in Poland
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 932-935; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.932 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Franz-Josef Schmitz, Mirella Perdikouli, Andreas Beeck, Jan Verhoef, Ad C. Fluit, and for the European SENTRY participants

Resistance to trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole and modifications in genes coding for dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthase in European Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 935-936; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.935 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Feng-Jui Chen, L. Clifford McDonald, Monto Ho, and Hsiu-Jung Lo

Identification of reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Escherichia coli: a herald for emerging resistance
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 936-938; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.936 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F.-J. Schmitz, W. Witte, G. Werner, J. Petridou, A. C. Fluit, and S. Schwarz

Characterization of the translational attenuator of 20 methicillin-resistant, quinupristin/dalfopristin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates with reduced susceptibility to glycopeptides
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 939-941; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.939 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Paton, T. Snell, F. X. S. Emmanuel, and R. S. Miles

Glycopeptide resistance in an epidemic strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 941-942; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.941 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book review:

Julie Wells

Infection Highlights 2000–2001. Fast Facts Series: Mark Wilcox, Ed. Health Press, Oxford, UK, 2001. ISBN 1-899541942.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001 48: 943; doi:10.1093/jac/48.6.943 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.