Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

Robert G. Masterton

Antibiotic cycling: more than it might seem?
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 1-5; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh506 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

Erwin M. Brown and Dilip Nathwani

Antibiotic cycling or rotation: a systematic review of the evidence of efficacy
JAC Advance Access published on November 5, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 6-9; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh482 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. W. Amsden

Anti-inflammatory effects of macrolides—an underappreciated benefit in the treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections and chronic inflammatory pulmonary conditions?
JAC Advance Access published on December 8, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 10-21; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh519 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Elisabeth Kugelberg, Sonja Löfmark, Bengt Wretlind, and Dan I. Andersson

Reduction of the fitness burden of quinolone resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 22-30; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh505 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jian Chen, Houmin Li, Ruoyu Li, Dingfang Bu, and Zhe Wan

Mutations in the cyp51A gene and susceptibility to itraconazole in Aspergillus fumigatus serially isolated from a patient with lung aspergilloma
JAC Advance Access published on November 24, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 31-37; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh507 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Moubareck, F. Gavini, L. Vaugien, M. J. Butel, and F. Doucet-Populaire

Antimicrobial susceptibility of bifidobacteria
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 38-44; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh495 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Presterl, A. J. Grisold, S. Reichmann, A. M. Hirschl, A. Georgopoulos, and W. Graninger

Viridans streptococci in endocarditis and neutropenic sepsis: biofilm formation and effects of antibiotics
JAC Advance Access published on November 24, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 45-50; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh479 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gassan Chaiban, Hend Hanna, Tanya Dvorak, and Issam Raad

A rapid method of impregnating endotracheal tubes and urinary catheters with gendine: a novel antiseptic agent
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 51-56; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh499 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Winfried V. Kern, Michaela Steib-Bauert, Katja de With, Stefan Reuter, Hartmut Bertz, Uwe Frank, and Heike von Baum

Fluoroquinolone consumption and resistance in haematology–oncology patients: ecological analysis in two university hospitals 1999–2002
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 57-60; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh510 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark A. Toleman, Doug Biedenbach, David M. C. Bennett, Ronald N. Jones, and Timothy R. Walsh

Italian metallo-ß-lactamases: a national problem? Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 61-70; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh512 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert G. Masterton, Joseph L. Kuti, Philip J. Turner, and David P. Nicolau

The OPTAMA programme: utilizing MYSTIC (2002) to predict critical pharmacodynamic target attainment against nosocomial pathogens in Europe
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 71-77; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh511 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Fernández, C. Cabellos, F. Tubau, J. M. Maiques, A. Doménech, S. Ribes, J. Liñares, P. F. Viladrich, and F. Gudiol

Experimental study of teicoplanin, alone and in combination, in the therapy of cephalosporin-resistant pneumococcal meningitis
JAC Advance Access published on November 16, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 78-83; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh496 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laura Milazzo, Manuela Piazza, Ornella Sangaletti, Nadia Gatti, Anna Cappelletti, Fulvio Adorni, Spinello Antinori, Massimo Galli, Mauro Moroni, and Agostino Riva

[¹³C]Methionine breath test: a novel method to detect antiretroviral drug-related mitochondrial toxicity
JAC Advance Access published on December 8, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 84-89; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh497 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bart J. Rijnders, Eric Van Wijngaerden, Stefaan J. Vandecasteele, Marguerite Stas, and Willy E. Peetermans

Treatment of long-term intravascular catheter-related bacteraemia with antibiotic lock: randomized, placebo-controlled trial
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 90-94; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh488 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antimicrobial practice:

Fawziah Marra, David M. Patrick, Rick White, Helen Ng, William R. Bowie, and James M. Hutchinson

Effect of formulary policy decisions on antimicrobial drug utilization in British Columbia
JAC Advance Access published on December 8, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 95-101; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh501 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Alexander Imhof, Jennifer L. Gribskov, and Kieren A. Marr

Determination of antifungal drug susceptibilities of Aspergillus species by a fluorescence-based microplate assay
JAC Advance Access published on November 16, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 102-105; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh489 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernard Rudensky, Ellen Broidie, Amos M. Yinnon, Tanya Weitzman, Esther Paz, Nathan Keller, and David Raveh

Rapid flow-cytometric susceptibility testing of Candida species
JAC Advance Access published on November 16, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 106-109; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh492 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Romano, F. Battaglia, L. Masucci, M. Sanguinetti, B. Posteraro, G. Plotti, S. Zanetti, and G. Fadda

In vitro activity of bergamot natural essence and furocoumarin-free and distilled extracts, and their associations with boric acid, against clinical yeast isolates
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 110-114; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh503 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claire Héritier, Anne Dubouix, Laurent Poirel, Nicole Marty, and Patrice Nordmann

A nosocomial outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates expressing the carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinase OXA-58
JAC Advance Access published on December 8, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 115-118; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh500 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Sompolinsky, Yeshayahu Nitzan, Shaul Tetry, Moshe Wolk, Israel Vulikh, Mette Barendorff Kerrn, Dorthe Sandvang, Gitit Hershkovits, and Don J. Katcoff

Integron-mediated ESBL resistance in rare serotypes of Escherichia coli causing infections in an elderly population of Israel
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 119-122; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh517 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joshua R. Hayes, David D. Wagner, Linda L. English, Lewis E. Carr, and Sam W. Joseph

Distribution of streptogramin resistance determinants among Enterococcus faecium from a poultry production environment of the USA
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 123-126; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh491 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ellie Hershberger, Simona F. Oprea, Susan M. Donabedian, Mary Perri, Pamela Bozigar, Paul Bartlett, and Marcus J. Zervos

Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in enterococci of animal origin
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 127-130; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh508 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

M. J. Weinbren and M. A. Borthwick

Rapid detection of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms in blood culture
JAC Advance Access published on December 1, 2004
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 131-132; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh502 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book reviews:

Richard Barton

Pathogenic Fungi: Structural Biology and Taxonomy
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 133; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh520 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rick Holliman

Problem-orientated Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Second Edition
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 134; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh509 [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.