Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Editorial:

David S. Reeves and Colin W. E. Drummond

Online submission to the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (http://jac.manuscriptcentral.com)
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 707-708; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf077 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leading articles:

H. Lode and M. Allewelt

Role of newer fluoroquinolones in lower respiratory tract infections
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 709-712; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf024 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Erratum [Request Permissions]  

Review:

Annemarie Berger and Wolfgang Preiser

Viral genome quantification as a tool for improving patient management: the example of HIV, HBV, HCV and CMV
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 713-721; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf050 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Roberto Manfredi, Leonardo Calza, and Francesco Chiodo

A prospective comparison of the two main indications of efavirenz in 2001 highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens: first-line versus salvage use
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 723-729; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf030 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Agnès Coste, Marie D. Linas, Sophie Cassaing, José Bernad, Sandrine Chalmeton, Jean P. Séguéla, and Bernard Pipy

A sub-inhibitory concentration of amphotericin B enhances candidastatic activity of interferon-- and interleukin-13-treated murine peritoneal macrophages
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 731-740; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf011 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric Dannaoui, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Johan W. Mouton, Paul E. Verweij, and the Eurofung Network

In vitro susceptibilities of Zygomycota to polyenes
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 741-744; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf012 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tohru Kikuchi, Koichi Hagiwara, Yoshihiro Honda, Kazunori Gomi, Takao Kobayashi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Yutaka Tokue, Akira Watanabe, and Toshihiro Nukiwa

Clarithromycin suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced interleukin-8 production by human monocytes through AP-1 and NF-B transcription factors
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 745-755; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf008 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Morrissey, H. Salman, S. Bakker, D. Farrell, C. M. Bébéar, and G. Ridgway

Serial passage of Chlamydia spp. in sub-inhibitory fluoroquinolone concentrations
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 757-761; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf031 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrei Kutlin, Patricia M. Roblin, and Margaret R. Hammerschlag

Effect of gemifloxacin on viability of Chlamydia pneumoniae (Chlamydophila pneumoniae) in an in vitro continuous infection model
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 763-767; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf029 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Ready, A. P. Roberts, J. Pratten, D. A. Spratt, M. Wilson, and P. Mullany

Composition and antibiotic resistance profile of microcosm dental plaques before and after exposure to tetracycline
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 769-775; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf005 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Pike, V. Lucas, P. Stapleton, M. S. Gilthorpe, G. Roberts, R. Rowbury, H. Richards, P. Mullany, and M. Wilson

Prevalence and antibiotic resistance profile of mercury-resistant oral bacteria from children with and without mercury amalgam fillings
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 777-783; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf019 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marja Pihlajamäki, Tarja Kaijalainen, Pentti Huovinen, Jari Jalava, and the Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance

Rapid increase in macrolide resistance among penicillin non-susceptible pneumococci in Finland, 1996–2000
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 785-792; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf033 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Merlino, Jason Watson, Barbara Rose, Mary Beard-Pegler, Thomas Gottlieb, Ross Bradbury, and Colin Harbour

Detection and expression of methicillin/oxacillin resistance in multidrug-resistant and non-multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Central Sydney, Australia
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 793-801; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf021 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Chatzipanagiotou, E. Papavasileiou, A. Lakumenta, A. Makri, C. Nicolaou, K. Chantzis, S. Manganas, and N. I. Legakis

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from hospitalized children in Athens, Greece
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 803-805; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf002 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George G. Zhanel, Danielle Roberts, Andrew Waltky, Nancy Laing, Kim Nichol, Heather Smith, Ayman Noreddin, Tracy Bellyou, and Daryl J. Hoban

Pharmacodynamic activity of fluoroquinolones against ciprofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 807-812; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf022 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin J. Becker, Siem de Marie, Marcel H. A. M. Fens, Wim C. J. Hop, Henri A. Verbrugh, and Irma A. J. M. Bakker-Woudenberg

Enhanced antifungal efficacy in experimental invasive pulmonary aspergillosis by combination of AmBisome with Fungizone as assessed by several parameters of antifungal response
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 813-820; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf010 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Gehanno, S. Darantière, C. Dubreuil, J. C. Chobaut, S. Bobin, J. C. Pages, G. Renou, F. Bobin, P. Arvis, and H. Stass

A prospective, multicentre study of moxifloxacin concentrations in the sinus mucosa tissue of patients undergoing elective surgery of the sinus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 821-826; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf014 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antimicrobial practice:

T. M. A. Weller

The successful introduction of a programme to reduce the use of iv ciprofloxacin in hospital
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 827-830; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf003 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Angela M. Nilius, Dena M. Hensey-Rudloff, Megan A. Reimann, and Robert K. Flamm

Comparison of selection for mutants with reduced susceptibility to ABT-773, erythromycin and rifampicin in respiratory tract pathogens
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 831-836; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf016 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jong Hwa Yum, Keonsoo Yi, Hyukmin Lee, Dongeun Yong, Kyungwon Lee, June Myung Kim, Gian Maria Rossolini, and Yunsop Chong

Molecular characterization of metallo-b-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter genomospecies 3 from Korea: identification of two new integrons carrying the bla_VIM-2 gene cassettes
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 837-840; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf043 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preeti N. Malani, LeeAnn Thal, Susan M. Donabedian, Barbara Robinson-Dunn, Carol A. Kauffman, Joseph W. Chow, Ellie Hershberger, and Marcus J. Zervos

Molecular analysis of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis from Michigan hospitals during a 10 year period
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 841-843; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf018 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jana M. Swenson and Fred C. Tenover

In vitro activity of a new cephalosporin, RWJ-54428, against streptococci, enterococci and staphylococci, including glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 845-850; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf020 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kelley A. Gordon, Michael A. Pfaller, Ronald N. Jones, and the SENTRY Participants Group

BMS284756 (formerly T-3811, a des-fluoroquinolone) potency and spectrum tested against over 10 000 bacterial bloodstream infection isolates from the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance programme (2000)
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 851-855; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf028 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rose Jung, Larry H. Danziger, and Susan L. Pendland

Intracellular activity of ABT-773 and other antimicrobial agents against Legionella pneumophila
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 857-861; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf017 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sheryl Zelenitsky, Christine Franczuk, Adrian Fine, Robert Ariano, and Godfrey Harding

Antibiotic tolerance of peritoneal bacterial isolates in dialysis fluids
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 863-866; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf006 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katsunori Yanagihara, Kazunori Tomono, Yoshifumi Imamura, Yukihiro Kaneko, Misuzu Kuroki, Toyomitsu Sawai, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Yoichi Hirakata, Hiroshi Mukae, Jun-Ichi Kadota, and Shigeru Kohno

Effect of clarithromycin on chronic respiratory infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa with biofilm formation in an experimental murine model
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 867-870; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf013 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rafael Buitrago-Rey, Jorge Olarte, and Jorge Enrique Gomez-Marin

Evaluation of two inhibitors of invasion: LY311727 [3-(3-acetamide-1-benzyl-2-ethyl-indolyl-5-oxy)propane phosphonic acid] and AEBSF [4-(2-aminoethyl)-benzenesulphonyl fluoride] in acute murine toxoplasmosis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 871-874; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf007 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roxana Rustomjee, A. B. M. Kharsany, C. A. Connolly, and S. S. Abdool Karim

A randomized controlled trial of azithromycin versus doxycycline/ciprofloxacin for the syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections in a resource-poor setting
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 875-878; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf034 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

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

In vitro bactericidal activity and post-antibiotic effect of ABT-773 versus co-amoxiclav against anaerobes
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 879-881; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf032 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Satoshi Ishihara, Shigeaki Yokoi, Naruyasu Masue, Toru Yamada, Yuzuru Minamidate, Mitsuru Yasuda, Masahiro Nakano, and Takashi Deguchi

Urinary tract-derived Escherichia coli resistant to co-trimoxazole in Japan, where the drug is seldom used for treating acute urinary tract infections
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 881-882; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf015 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book reviews:

R.J. Hay

Fungal Pathogenesis—Principles and Clinical Applications
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 883; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf004 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James P. Burnie

NMR in Microbiology
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 883-884; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf025 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roger Bayston

Glycomicrobiology
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 884; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf026 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kirstie Norgate

Cold Shock Response and Adaptation. JMMB Symposium Series Volume 2
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2002 49: 885; doi:10.1093/jac/dkf027 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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