Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Leading articles:

Giulia Marchetti, Fabio Franzetti, and Andrea Gori

Partial immune reconstitution following highly active antiretroviral therapy: can adjuvant interleukin-2 fill the gap?
JAC Advance Access published on February 24, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 401-409; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh557 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ann Noë, Jean Plum, and Chris Verhofstede

The latent HIV-1 reservoir in patients undergoing HAART: an archive of pre-HAART drug resistance
JAC Advance Access published on February 22, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 410-412; doi:10.1093/jac/dki038 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gregory M. Lucas

Antiretroviral adherence, drug resistance, viral fitness and HIV disease progression: a tangled web is woven
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 413-416; doi:10.1093/jac/dki042 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan A. Pineda and Juan Macías

Progression of liver fibrosis in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus undergoing antiretroviral therapy
JAC Advance Access published on February 24, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 417-419; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh555 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marla J. Keller, Ana Tuyama, Maria Josefina Carlucci, and Betsy C. Herold

Topical microbicides for the prevention of genital herpes infection
JAC Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 420-423; doi:10.1093/jac/dki056 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

Paul R. Kinchington, Eric G. Romanowski, and Y. Jerold Gordon

Prospects for adenovirus antivirals
JAC Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 424-429; doi:10.1093/jac/dki057 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rajesh Pandey and G. K. Khuller

Antitubercular inhaled therapy: opportunities, progress and challenges
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 430-435; doi:10.1093/jac/dki027 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Systematic review:

Mical Paul, Sara Borok, Abigail Fraser, Liat Vidal, and Leonard Leibovici

Empirical antibiotics against Gram-positive infections for febrile neutropenia: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 436-444; doi:10.1093/jac/dki028 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Eleonora Giovanetti, Andrea Brenciani, Manuela Vecchi, Aldo Manzin, and Pietro E. Varaldo

Prophage association of mef(A) elements encoding efflux-mediated erythromycin resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes
JAC Advance Access published on March 16, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 445-451; doi:10.1093/jac/dki049 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Pratt and V. Korolik

Tetracycline resistance of Australian Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates
JAC Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 452-460; doi:10.1093/jac/dki040 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pablo Power, Moreno Galleni, José Di Conza, Juan A. Ayala, and Gabriel Gutkind

Description of In116, the first bla_CTX-M-2-containing complex class 1 integron found in Morganella morganii isolates from Buenos Aires, Argentina
JAC Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 461-465; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh556 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.-C. Domingo, A. Huletsky, A. Bernal, R. Giroux, D. K. Boudreau, F. J. Picard, and M. G. Bergeron

Characterization of a Tn5382-like transposon containing the vanB2 gene cluster in a Clostridium strain isolated from human faeces
JAC Advance Access published on February 24, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 466-474; doi:10.1093/jac/dki029 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Waldemar Gottardi and Markus Nagl

Chlorine covers on living bacteria: the initial step in antimicrobial action of active chlorine compounds
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 475-482; doi:10.1093/jac/dki054 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vadim A. Makarov, Olga B. Riabova, Vladimir G. Granik, Peter Wutzler, and Michaela Schmidtke

Novel [(biphenyloxy)propyl]isoxazole derivatives for inhibition of human rhinovirus 2 and coxsackievirus B3 replication
JAC Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 483-488; doi:10.1093/jac/dki055 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rafael Cantón, Annarita Mazzariol, María-Isabel Morosini, Fernando Baquero, and Giuseppe Cornaglia

Telithromycin activity is reduced by efflux in Streptococcus pyogenes
JAC Advance Access published on February 10, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 489-495; doi:10.1093/jac/dki033 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nadia Hidri, Guilène Barnaud, Dominique Decré, Claude Cerceau, Valérie Lalande, Jean Claude Petit, Roger Labia, and Guillaume Arlet

Resistance to ceftazidime is associated with a S220Y substitution in the omega loop of the AmpC ß-lactamase of a Serratia marcescens clinical isolate
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 496-499; doi:10.1093/jac/dki025 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ernesto Montoro, Dihadenys Lemus, Miguel Echemendia, Anandi Martin, Françoise Portaels, and Juan Carlos Palomino

Comparative evaluation of the nitrate reduction assay, the MTT test, and the resazurin microtitre assay for drug susceptibility testing of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
JAC Advance Access published on February 24, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 500-505; doi:10.1093/jac/dki023 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clarence J. Fernandes, Lorna A. Fernandes, and Peter Collignon on behalf of the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Cefoxitin resistance as a surrogate marker for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
JAC Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 506-510; doi:10.1093/jac/dki052 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Seral, M. Barcia-Macay, M. P. Mingeot-Leclercq, P. M. Tulkens, and F. Van Bambeke

Comparative activity of quinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin and garenoxacin) against extracellular and intracellular infection by Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus in J774 macrophages
JAC Advance Access published on February 24, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 511-517; doi:10.1093/jac/dki059 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Philippe Dupont, Didier Hocquet, Katy Jeannot, Pascal Chavanet, and Patrick Plésiat

Bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities of eight fluoroquinolones against MexAB-OprM-overproducing clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 518-522; doi:10.1093/jac/dki030 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Steward, T. Piercy, M. S. Lever, M. Nelson, A. J. H. Simpson, and T. J. G. Brooks

Comparison of gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin and ciprofloxacin for treatment of experimental Burkholderia pseudomallei infection
JAC Advance Access published on February 24, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 523-527; doi:10.1093/jac/dki039 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jun Yu, Jenny Wu, Kevin P. Francis, Tony F. Purchio, and Jagath L. Kadurugamuwa

Monitoring in vivo fitness of rifampicin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mutants in a mouse biofilm infection model
JAC Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 528-534; doi:10.1093/jac/dki053 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Donald I. Hsu, Mark P. Okamoto, Rekha Murthy, and Annie Wong-Beringer

Fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: risk factors for acquisition and impact on outcomes
JAC Advance Access published on February 22, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 535-541; doi:10.1093/jac/dki026 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marta Boffito, Desmond Maitland, Laura Dickinson, David Back, Andrew Hill, Carl Fletcher, Graeme Moyle, Mark Nelson, Brian Gazzard, and Anton Pozniak

Boosted saquinavir hard gel formulation exposure in HIV-infected subjects: ritonavir 100 mg once daily versus twice daily
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 542-545; doi:10.1093/jac/dki043 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mario Cruciani, Giorgio Gatti, Emanuela Vaccher, Giampiero Di Gennaro, Roberta Cinelli, Matteo Bassetti, Umberto Tirelli, and Dante Bassetti

Pharmacokinetic interaction between chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and protease inhibitors in HIV-1-infected patients
JAC Advance Access published on February 22, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 546-549; doi:10.1093/jac/dki050 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter G. M. Mol, Jaap E. Wieringa, Prashant V. NannanPanday, Rijk O. B. Gans, John E. Degener, M. Laseur, and Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp

Improving compliance with hospital antibiotic guidelines: a time-series intervention analysis
JAC Advance Access published on February 22, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 550-557; doi:10.1093/jac/dki037 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

M. Daly, L. Villa, C. Pezzella, S. Fanning, and A. Carattoli

Comparison of multidrug resistance gene regions between two geographically unrelated Salmonella serotypes
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 558-561; doi:10.1093/jac/dki015 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frédérique Pasquali, Corinna Kehrenberg, Gerardo Manfreda, and Stefan Schwarz

Physical linkage of Tn3 and part of Tn1721 in a tetracycline and ampicillin resistance plasmid from Salmonella Typhimurium
JAC Advance Access published on February 24, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 562-565; doi:10.1093/jac/dkh553 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Agersø and L. Guardabassi

Identification of Tet 39, a novel class of tetracycline resistance determinant in Acinetobacter spp. of environmental and clinical origin
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 566-569; doi:10.1093/jac/dki051 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephen G. Tristram, Bülent Bozdogan, and Peter C. Appelbaum

Disc diffusion-based screening tests for extended-spectrum ß-lactamases in Haemophilus influenzae
JAC Advance Access published on February 22, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 570-573; doi:10.1093/jac/dki036 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jennifer M. Streit, Judith N. Steenbergen, Grace M. Thorne, Jeffrey Alder, and Ronald N. Jones

Daptomycin tested against 915 bloodstream isolates of viridans group streptococci (eight species) and Streptococcus bovis
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 574-578; doi:10.1093/jac/dki032 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Keith Miller, Christopher Storey, William J. Stubbings, Anthony M. Hoyle, Joanne K. Hobbs, and Ian Chopra

Antistaphylococcal activity of the novel cephalosporin CB-181963 (CAB-175)
JAC Advance Access published on February 18, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 579-582; doi:10.1093/jac/dki003 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ronald C. Li and Mei C. Tang

Post-antibiotic effect induced by an antibiotic combination: influence of altered susceptibility to individual components
JAC Advance Access published on February 22, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 583-586; doi:10.1093/jac/dki035 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mochiyoshi Ninomiya, Hiroshige Mikamo, Kaori Tanaka, Kunitomo Watanabe, and Teruhiko Tamaya

Efficacy of micafungin against deep-seated candidiasis in cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice
JAC Advance Access published on February 22, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 587-590; doi:10.1093/jac/dki024 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. S. Kuehnel, C. Schurr, K. Lotter, and F. Kees

Penetration of telithromycin into the nasal mucosa and ethmoid bone of patients undergoing rhinosurgery for chronic sinusitis
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 591-594; doi:10.1093/jac/dki034 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Subhash C. Arya and Nirmala Agarwal

Comment on: Surveillance of the overall use of antimicrobial drugs in humans over a 5 year period (1997–2001) in Kenya
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 595; doi:10.1093/jac/dki061 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. S. Mitema and G. M. Kikuvi

Antimicrobial storage conditions: authors’ response
JAC Advance Access published on March 10, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 595-596; doi:10.1093/jac/dki078 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alejandra Corso, Diego Faccone, Mariana Miranda, Marisa Rodriguez, Mabel Regueira, Cristina Carranza, Cecilia Vencina, Julio A. Vazquez, and Marcelo Galas

Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis with decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Argentina
JAC Advance Access published on February 22, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 596-597; doi:10.1093/jac/dki048 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chun-Hsing Liao, Sun-Pin Tseng, Chi-Tai Fang, Lee-Jene Teng, and Po-Ren Hsueh

First linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strain in Taiwan
JAC Advance Access published on February 22, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 598-599; doi:10.1093/jac/dki041 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kelly Echevarria, Paromita Datta, Jose Cadena, and James S. Lewis, II

Severe myopathy and possible hepatotoxicity related to daptomycin
JAC Advance Access published on March 2, 2005
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2005 55: 599-600; doi:10.1093/jac/dki058 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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