Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

Douglas D. Richman

Benefits and limitations of testing for resistance to HIV drugs
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 555-557; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh157 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yazdan Yazdanpanah

Costs associated with combination antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients
JAC Advance Access published on February 25, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 558-561; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh142 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

S. Kinloch-de Loes

Role of therapeutic vaccines in the control of HIV-1
JAC Advance Access published on February 25, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 562-566; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh132 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Louise C. Sweeney, Jayshree Dave, Philip A. Chambers, and John Heritage

Antibiotic resistance in general dental practice—a cause for concern?
JAC Advance Access published on February 25, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 567-576; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh137 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Hua-Yew Cheng, Ta-Chen Lin, Chien-Min Yang, Kuo-Chih Wang, Liang-Tzung Lin, and Chun-Ching Lin

Putranjivain A from Euphorbia jolkini inhibits both virus entry and late stage replication of herpes simplex virus type 2 in vitro
JAC Advance Access published on March 3, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 577-583; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh136 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Matthew B. Avison, Sarah Underwood, Aki Okazaki, Timothy R. Walsh, and Peter M. Bennett

Analysis of AmpC ß-lactamase expression and sequence in biochemically atypical ceftazidime-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from paediatric patients
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 584-591; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh151 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gesine Bauer, Christian Berens, Steven J. Projan, and Wolfgang Hillen

Comparison of tetracycline and tigecycline binding to ribosomes mapped by dimethylsulphate and drug-directed Fe²⁺ cleavage of 16S rRNA
JAC Advance Access published on February 25, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 592-599; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh125 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tsi-Shu Huang, Susan Shin-Jung Lee, Hui-Zin Tu, Wen-Kuei Huang, Yao-Shen Chen, Chung-Kai Huang, Shue-Ren Wann, Hsi-Hsun Lin, and Yung-Ching Liu

Use of MGIT 960 for rapid quantitative measurement of the susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex to ciprofloxacin and ethionamide
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 600-603; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh120 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. C. Nicodemo, M. R. E. Araujo, A. S. Ruiz, and A. C. Gales

In vitro susceptibility of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates: comparison of disc diffusion, Etest and agar dilution methods
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 604-608; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh128 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Athamna, M. Athamna, B. Medlej, D. J. Bast, and E. Rubinstein

In vitro post-antibiotic effect of fluoroquinolones, macrolides, ß-lactams, tetracyclines, vancomycin, clindamycin, linezolid, chloramphenicol, quinupristin/dalfopristin and rifampicin on Bacillus anthracis
JAC Advance Access published on March 3, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 609-615; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh130 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Richard Bonnet, Sylvie Michaux-Charachon, Jacques Jourdan, Jocelyne Caillon, and Albert Sotto

Post-antibiotic and post-ß-lactamase inhibitor effects of ceftazidime plus sulbactam on extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria
JAC Advance Access published on February 25, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 616-619; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh140 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emilio Pérez-Trallero, José María Marimón, Alberto Gonzalez, Diego Vicente, and José María García-Arenzana on behalf of The Spanish Pneumococcal Infection Study Network

Spectrum of antibiotic resistance of the Spain¹⁴-5 Streptococcus pneumoniae clone over a 22 year period
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 620-625; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh109 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Simona F. Oprea, Najam Zaidi, Susan M. Donabedian, Mamtha Balasubramaniam, Ellie Hershberger, and Marcus J. Zervos

Molecular and clinical epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 626-630; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh138 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Outi Lyytikäinen, Merja Rautio, Petteri Carlson, Veli-Jukka Anttila, Risto Vuento, Hannu Sarkkinen, Anja Kostiala, Marja-Liisa Väisänen, Arja Kanervo, and Petri Ruutu on behalf of the Hospital Infection Surveillance Team

Nosocomial bloodstream infections due to viridans streptococci in haematological and non-haematological patients: species distribution and antimicrobial resistance
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 631-634; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh159 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rajesh Pandey and G. K. Khuller

Chemotherapeutic potential of alginate–chitosan microspheres as anti-tubercular drug carriers
JAC Advance Access published on March 3, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 635-640; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh139 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carolyn M. Shoen, Michelle S. DeStefano, Mary R. Sklaney, Bobbi J. Monica, Andrew M. Slee, and Michael H. Cynamon

Short-course treatment regimen to identify potential antituberculous agents in a murine model of tuberculosis
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 641-645; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh124 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Issam Raad, Ray Hachem, Hend Hanna, Claude Afif, Carmen Escalante, Hagop Kantarjian, and Kenneth Rolston

Prospective, randomized study comparing quinupristin–dalfopristin with linezolid in the treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infections
JAC Advance Access published on March 3, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 646-649; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh144 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antimicrobial practice:

E. M. Woodford, K. A. Wilson, and J. F. Marriott

Documentation of antibiotic prescribing controls in UK NHS hospitals
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 650-652; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh152 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

V. A. Vereshchagin, E. N. Ilina, M. V. Malakhova, M. M. Zubkov, S. V. Sidorenko, A. A. Kubanova, and V. M. Govorun

Fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from Russia: molecular mechanisms implicated
JAC Advance Access published on March 3, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 653-656; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh145 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sylvie Baucheron, Elisabeth Chaslus-Dancla, and Axel Cloeckaert

Role of TolC and parC mutation in high-level fluoroquinolone resistance in Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium DT204
JAC Advance Access published on February 25, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 657-659; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh122 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pauliina Kärpänoja, Antti Nissinen, Pentti Huovinen, and Hannu Sarkkinen on behalf of the Finnish Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance

Disc diffusion susceptibility testing of Haemophilus influenzae by NCCLS methodology using low-strength ampicillin and co-amoxiclav discs
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 660-663; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh134 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Denene Lofland, Stacey Difuntorum, Andrew Waller, John M. Clements, Mellany K. Weaver, James A. Karlowsky, and Kirk Johnson

In vitro antibacterial activity of the peptide deformylase inhibitor BB-83698
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 664-668; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jennifer M. Streit, Ronald N. Jones, and Helio S. Sader

Daptomycin activity and spectrum: a worldwide sample of 6737 clinical Gram-positive organisms
JAC Advance Access published on February 25, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 669-674; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh143 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jane W. A. Vella-Brincat, Evan J. Begg, Kate Gallagher, Carl M. J. Kirkpatrick, Mei Zhang, Chris Frampton, and Stephen T. Chambers

Stability of benzylpenicillin during continuous home intravenous therapy
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 675-677; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh146 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paolo Maggi, Nicoletta Ladisa, Eliana Cinori, Andrea Altobella, Giuseppe Pastore, and Raffaele Filotico

Cutaneous injection site reactions to long-term therapy with enfuvirtide
JAC Advance Access published on February 25, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 678-681; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh141 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Rodrigo Alonso, Marc Galimand, and Patrice Courvalin

An extended PCR-RFLP assay for detection of parC, parE and gyrA mutations in fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 682-683; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh147 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernard La Scola, André Bryskier, and Didier Raoult

Comparison of the in vitro efficacy of telithromycin (HMR 3647) and levofloxacin with 22 antibiotic compounds against Bosea and Afipia species
JAC Advance Access published on March 3, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 683-685; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh115 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Z. Bersos, M. Maniati, F. Kontos, E. Petinaki, and A. N. Maniatis

First report of a linezolid-resistant vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strain in Greece
JAC Advance Access published on February 25, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 685-686; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh131 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Geneviève Carfartan, Patrick Gerardin, Dominique Turck, and Marie-Odile Husson

Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of azithromycin on adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to bronchial mucins collected from cystic fibrosis patients
JAC Advance Access published on March 3, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 686-688; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh133 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Harriet G. MacLehose, Peter Gilbert, and David G. Allison

Biofilms, homoserine lactones and biocide susceptibility
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 689; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh194 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book review: Clinical Bacteriology
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 53: 690; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh189 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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