Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

Richard Wise

Antimicrobial resistance: priorities for action
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 585-586; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.585 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erwin M. Brown

Guidelines for antibiotic usage in hospitals
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 587-592; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.587 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ethan Rubinstein and John Camm

Cardiotoxicity of fluoroquinolones
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 593-596; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.593 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. D. Russell

Mechanisms of antimicrobial action of antiseptics and disinfectants: an increasingly important area of investigation
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 597-599; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.597 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

Cliodna McNulty, and the PHLS Helicobacter Working Group:, Robert Owen, David Tompkins, Peter Hawtin, Kenneth McColl, Ashley Price, Gillian Smith, and Louise Teare

Helicobacter pylori susceptibility testing by disc diffusion
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 601-609; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.601 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Franz-Josef Schmitz, Jasmina Petridou, Harold Jagusch, Nadine Astfalk, Sibylle Scheuring, and Stefan Schwarz

Molecular characterization of ketolide-resistant erm(A)-carrying Staphylococcus aureus isolates selected in vitro by telithromycin, ABT-773, quinupristin and clindamycin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 611-617; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.611 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. M. Wigfield, G. P. Rigg, M. Kavari, A. K. Webb, R. C. Matthews, and J. P. Burnie

Identification of an immunodominant drug efflux pump in Burkholderia cepacia
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 619-624; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.619 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hans-Jörg Linde, Frank Notka, Christine Irtenkauf, Jochen Decker, Jens Wild, Hans-Helmut Niller, Peter Heisig, and Norbert Lehn

Increase in MICs of ciprofloxacin in vivo in two closely related clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 625-630; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.625 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. F. Loughlin, M. V. Jones, and P. A. Lambert

Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells adapted to benzalkonium chloride show resistance to other membrane-active agents but not to clinically relevant antibiotics
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 631-639; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.631 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nina Tsao, Tien-Yau Luh, Chen-Kung Chou, Tsuey-Yu Chang, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Ching-Chuan Liu, and Huan-Yao Lei

In vitro action of carboxyfullerene
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 641-649; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.641 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rainer Gattringer, Milan Niks, Richard Ostertág, Konstantin Schwarz, Hrvoje Medvedovic, Wolfgang Graninger, and Apostolos Georgopoulos

Evaluation of MIDITECH automated colorimetric MIC reading for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 651-659; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.651 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antimicrobial practice:

Diederik van de Beek, Jan de Gans, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Marinus Vermeulen, and Jacob Dankert

Antibiotic guidelines and antibiotic use in adult bacterial meningitis in The Netherlands
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 661-666; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.661 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cliodna A. M. McNulty, Shivaun M. Gammie, and Julius R. Weinberg

Antibiotic guidance on the web: an opportunity for open review
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 667-669; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.667 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Susan L. Pendland, Melinda M. Neuhauser, and Jennifer L. Prause

In vitro bactericidal activity of ABT-773 and amoxicillin against erythromycin-susceptible and -resistant strains of Streptococcus pyogenes
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 671-674; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.671 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephanie R. Latham, Agnès Labigne, and Peter J. Jenks

Production of the RdxA protein in metronidazole-susceptible and -resistant isolates of Helicobacter pylori cultured from treated mice
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 675-678; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.675 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sacha Thiermann, Jürg Munzinger, and Thomas Bodmer

Comparison of phenotypic and genotypic methods for the detection of clarithromycin resistance in Mycobacterium avium
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 679-681; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.679 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johannes K.-M. Knobloch, Matthias A. Horstkotte, Holger Rohde, Paul-Michael Kaulfers, and Dietrich Mack

Alcoholic ingredients in skin disinfectants increase biofilm expression of Staphylococcus epidermidis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 683-687; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.683 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Itzhak Brook and Alan E. Gober

Effect of amoxicillin and co-amoxiclav on the aerobic and anaerobic nasopharyngeal flora
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 689-692; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.689 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lavern M. Vercaigne, Sheryl A. Zelenitsky, Ian Findlay, Keevin Bernstein, and S. Brian Penner

An in vitro evaluation of the antibiotic/heparin lock to sterilize central venous haemodialysis catheters
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 693-696; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.693 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Anna Ribera, Joaquim Ruiz, M. Teresa Jiminez de Anta, and Jordi Vila

Effect of an efflux pump inhibitor on the MIC of nalidixic acid for Acinetobacter baumannii and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia clinical isolates
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 697-698; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.697 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F.-J. Schmitz, D. Milatovic, M. Boos, S. Mayer, and A. C. Fluit

In vitro activity of the novel des-F(6) quinolone BMS-284756 against genetically characterized clinical streptococcal isolates, including isolates with reduced quinolone susceptibility
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 698-701; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.698 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jordi Vila, Francesc Marco, Lara Soler, Matilde Chacon, and Maria José Figueras

In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates of Aeromonas caviae, Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas veronii biotype sobria
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 701-702; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.701 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book reviews:

Jane N. Zuckerman

Fast Facts: Travel Medicine: Andrew J. Pollard and David R. Murdoch. Health Press Ltd, Oxford, 2001. ISBN 1-899541-59-4. 152 pp.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 703; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.703 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Seddon

Asthma and Respiratory Infection. Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Volume 154
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 703-704; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.703-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Helen Mitchell

HIV in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: J. R. Smith, N. Low-Beer & B. A. Barron Health Press, Oxford, 2001. ISBN 1-899541-61-6. £12.00, 64 pp.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 704-705; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.704 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Greenwood

Magic Bullets, Lost Horizons. The Rise and Fall of Antibiotics: S. G. B. Amyes. Taylor & Francis, London, UK, 2001. ISBN 0-415-27203-3. 262 pp.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 705-706; doi:10.1093/jac/49.4.705 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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