Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Editorials:

David S. Reeves, Richard Wise, and Colin W. E. Drummond

Duplicate publication: a cautionary tale
JAC Advance Access published on January 28, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 411-412; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh098 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leading articles:

Victor E. Buckwold

Implications of finding synergic in vitro drug–drug interactions between interferon- and ribavirin for the treatment of hepatitis C virus
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 413-414; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh126 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emilio Fumero, Felipe García, and J. M. Gatell

Immunosuppressive drugs as an adjuvant to HIV treatment
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 415-417; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh123 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

P. M. Bennett, C. T. Livesey, D. Nathwani, D. S. Reeves, J. R. Saunders, and R. Wise

An assessment of the risks associated with the use of antibiotic resistance genes in genetically modified plants: report of the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
JAC Advance Access published on January 28, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 418-431; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh087 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Ana Alonso, Gracia Morales, Ricardo Escalante, Ester Campanario, Leandro Sastre, and Jose L. Martinez

Overexpression of the multidrug efflux pump SmeDEF impairs Stenotrophomonas maltophilia physiology
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 432-434; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh074 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brunello Oliva, Alexander John O’Neill, Keith Miller, William Stubbings, and Ian Chopra

Anti-staphylococcal activity and mode of action of clofazimine
JAC Advance Access published on February 4, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 435-440; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh114 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. C. Rodríguez, L. Cebrián, M. López, M. Ruiz, I. Jiménez, and G. Royo

Mutant prevention concentration: comparison of fluoroquinolones and linezolid with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 441-444; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh119 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hak Sun Yu, Je Chul Lee, Hee Young Kang, Young Sook Jeong, Eun Young Lee, Chul Hee Choi, Seong Ho Tae, Yoo Chul Lee, Sung Yong Seol, and Dong Taek Cho

Prevalence of dfr genes associated with integrons and dissemination of dfrA17 among urinary isolates of Escherichia coli in Korea
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 445-450; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh097 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Patzer, Mark A. Toleman, Lalitagauri M. Deshpande, Wanda Kaminska, Danuta Dzierzanowska, Peter M. Bennett, Ronald N. Jones, and Timothy R. Walsh

Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains harbouring an unusual bla_VIM-4 gene cassette isolated from hospitalized children in Poland (1998–2001)
JAC Advance Access published on January 28, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 451-456; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh095 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jae-Hoon Song, Hyun-Ha Chang, Ji Yoeun Suh, Kwan Soo Ko, Sook-In Jung, Won Sup Oh, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee, Yonghong Yang, Anan Chongthaleong, Nalinee Aswapokee, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, M. K. Lalitha, Jennifer Perera, Ti Teow Yee, Gamini Kumararasinghe, Farida Jamal, Adeeba Kamarulazaman, Navaratnam Parasakthi, Pham Hung Van, Thomas So, and Tak Keung Ng on behalf of the ANSORP Study Group

Macrolide resistance and genotypic characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Asian countries: a study of the Asian Network for Surveillance of Resistant Pathogens (ANSORP)
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 457-463; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh118 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elisabetta Bulgheroni, Paola Citterio, Francesco Croce, Mirko Lo Cicero, Ottavia Viganò, Francesca Soster, Ting-Chao Chou, Massimo Galli, and Stefano Rusconi

Analysis of protease inhibitor combinations in vitro: activity of lopinavir, amprenavir and tipranavir against HIV type 1 wild-type and drug-resistant isolates
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 464-468; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh103 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Scott, Eve Arnold, Barry Evans, Anton Pozniak, Graeme Moyle, Mohsen Shahmenesh, David White, Jane Shirley, Patricia Cane, and Deenan Pillay

Surveillance of HIV antiretroviral drug resistance in treated individuals in England: 1998–2000
JAC Advance Access published on January 28, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 469-473; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh102 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Tacconelli, L. Venkataraman, P. C. De Girolami, and E. M. C. D’Agata

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia diagnosed at hospital admission: distinguishing between community-acquired versus healthcare-associated strains
JAC Advance Access published on February 4, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 474-479; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh107 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

William J. Weiss, Eileen Lenoy, Timothy Murphy, LuAnna Tardio, Pamela Burgio, Steven J. Projan, Olaf Schneewind, and Lefa Alksne

Effect of srtA and srtB gene expression on the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus in animal models of infection
JAC Advance Access published on February 4, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 480-486; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh078 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Gross, J. Clements, R. P. Beckett, W. Thomas, S. Taylor, D. Lofland, S. Ramanathan-Girish, M. Garcia, S. Difuntorum, U. Hoch, H. Chen, and K. W. Johnson

Oral anti-pneumococcal activity and pharmacokinetic profiling of a novel peptide deformylase inhibitor
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 487-493; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh108 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sandro Grelli, Gabriella d’Ettorre, Filippo Lauria, Francesco Montella, Loide Di Traglia, Miriam Lichtner, Vincenzo Vullo, Cartesio Favalli, Stefano Vella, Beatrice Macchi, and Antonio Mastino

Inverse correlation between CD8+ lymphocyte apoptosis and CD4+ cell counts during potent antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 494-500; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh105 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Justin Stebbing, Mark Nelson, Chloe Orkin, Sundhiya Mandalia, Mark Bower, Anton Pozniak, and Brian Gazzard

A randomized trial to investigate the recycling of stavudine and didanosine with and without hydroxyurea in salvage therapy (RESTART)
JAC Advance Access published on February 4, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 501-505; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh116 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ilka M. Steiner, Herbert Langenberger, Claudia Marsik, Bernhard X. Mayer, Milena Fischer, Apostolos Georgopoulos, Markus Müller, Gottfried Heinz, and Christian Joukhadar

Effect of norepinephrine on cefpirome tissue concentrations in healthy subjects
JAC Advance Access published on January 28, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 506-511; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh111 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. G. Carrie, C. J. Metge, D. M. Collins, G. K. M. Harding, and G. G. Zhanel

Use of administrative healthcare claims to examine the effectiveness of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole versus fluoroquinolones in the treatment of community-acquired acute pyelonephritis in women
JAC Advance Access published on January 28, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 512-517; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh100 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Lin-Li Chang, Hui-Feng Chen, Chung-Yu Chang, Tsong-Ming Lee, and Wen-Jeng Wu

Contribution of integrons, and SmeABC and SmeDEF efflux pumps to multidrug resistance in clinical isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
JAC Advance Access published on January 28, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 518-521; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh094 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jérôme Soustre, Marie-Hélène Rodier, Sabrina Imbert-Bouyer, Gyslaine Daniault, and Christine Imbert

Caspofungin modulates in vitro adherence of Candida albicans to plastic coated with extracellular matrix proteins
JAC Advance Access published on January 28, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 522-525; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh099 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anne Favel, Annie Michel-Nguyen, Annick Datry, Svetlana Challier, Florence Leclerc, Christiane Chastin, Karim Fallague, and Patrick Regli

Susceptibility of clinical isolates of Candida lusitaniae to five systemic antifungal agents
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 526-529; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh106 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kenneth H. Rand and Herbert Houck

Daptomycin synergy with rifampicin and ampicillin against vancomycin-resistant enterococci
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 530-532; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh104 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Rimmelé, E. Boselli, D. Breilh, S. Djabarouti, J. C. Bel, R. Guyot, M. C. Saux, and B. Allaouchiche

Diffusion of levofloxacin into bone and synovial tissues
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 533-535; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh110 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fausto Baldanti, Daniele Lilleri, Giulia Campanini, Giuditta Comolli, Anna Lisa Ridolfo, Stefano Rusconi, and Giuseppe Gerna

Human cytomegalovirus double resistance in a donor-positive/recipient-negative lung transplant patient with an impaired CD4-mediated specific immune response
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 536-539; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh065 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rogelio López-Vélez, Sebastián Videla, Manuel Márquez, Vicente Boix, Manuel E. Jiménez-Mejías, Miguel Górgolas, José R. Arribas, Ana Salas, Fernando Laguna, Mariano Sust, Carmen Cañavate, and Jorge Alvar on behalf of the Spanish HIV-Leishmania Study Group

Amphotericin B lipid complex versus no treatment in the secondary prophylaxis of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 540-543; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh084 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Yolanda Sáenz, Joaquim Ruiz, Myriam Zarazaga, Meritxell Teixidó, Carmen Torres, and Jordi Vila

Effect of the efflux pump inhibitor Phe-Arg-ß-naphthylamide on the MIC values of the quinolones, tetracycline and chloramphenicol, in Escherichia coli isolates of different origin
JAC Advance Access published on February 4, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 544-545; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh117 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicola A. C. Potz, Melissa Colman, Marina Warner, Rosy Reynolds, and David M. Livermore

False-positive extended-spectrum ß-lactamase tests for Klebsiella oxytoca strains hyperproducing K1 ß-lactamase
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 545-547; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh112 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anette M. Hammerum, Camilla H. Lester, Jakob Neimann, Lone J. Porsbo, Katharina E. P. Olsen, Lars Bogø Jensen, Hanne-Dorthe Emborg, Henrik C. Wegener, and Niels Frimodt-Moller

A vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolate from a Danish healthy volunteer, detected 7 years after the ban of avoparcin, is possibly related to pig isolates
JAC Advance Access published on February 4, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 547-549; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh101 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Kemper Alston and John W. Ahern

Increase in the rate of nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea during shortages of piperacillin–tazobactam and piperacillin
JAC Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 549-550; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh127 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. P. Wright and P. Jain

Survey of antibiotic knowledge amongst final year medical students
JAC Advance Access published on February 4, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 550-551; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh096 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book reviews:

MRSA Current Perspectives
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 552; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh121 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Lin-Li Chang, Hui-Feng Chen, Chung-Yu Chang, Tsong-Ming Lee, and Wen-Jeng Wu

Contribution of integrons, and SmeABC and SmeDEF efflux pumps to multidrug resistance in clinical isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 553; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh160 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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