Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Editorial

Get checked abstract Abigail Fraser, Leonard Leibovici, David S. Reeves, and Alan P. Johnson

Back to the basics: epidemiology in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
JAC Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 489-491; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl300 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leading articles

Get checked abstract Vivienne Weston and Gerald Coakley

Guideline for the management of the hot swollen joint in adults with a particular focus on septic arthritis
JAC Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 492-493; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl295 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. A. Mitchison

Clinical development of anti-tuberculosis drugs
JAC Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 494-495; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl260 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sumita Verma

HAART attenuates liver fibrosis in patients with HIV/HCV co-infection: fact or fiction?
JAC Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 496-501; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl280 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marco Bongiovanni, Maddalena Casana, Camilla Tincati, and Antonella d'Arminio Monforte

Treatment interruptions in HIV-infected subjects
JAC Advance Access published on July 1, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 502-505; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl268 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mauro Schechter and Suely Hiromi Tuboi

Discordant immunological and virological responses to antiretroviral therapy
JAC Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 506-510; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl263 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles

J. M. Andrews for the BSAC Working Party on Susceptibility Testing

BSAC standardized disc susceptibility testing method (version 5)
JAC Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 511-529; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl277 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jing-Jou Yan, Po-Ren Hsueh, Jang-Jih Lu, Feng-Yee Chang, Wen-Chien Ko, and Jiunn-Jong Wu

Characterization of acquired ß-lactamases and their genetic support in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Taiwan: the prevalence of unusual integrons
JAC Advance Access published on July 1, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 530-536; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl266 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Haluk Vahaboglu, Fatma Budak, Murat Kasap, Gulcin Gacar, Sinem Torol, Aynur Karadenizli, Fetiye Kolayli, and Cafer Eroglu

High prevalence of OXA-51-type class D ß-lactamases among ceftazidime-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp.: co-existence with OXA-58 in multiple centres
JAC Advance Access published on July 1, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 537-542; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl273 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lilian Pumbwe, Abraham Chang, Rachel L. Smith, and Hannah M. Wexler

Clinical significance of overexpression of multiple RND-family efflux pumps in Bacteroides fragilis isolates
JAC Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 543-548; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Concepción Lecároz, María J. Blanco-Prieto, María A. Burrell, and Carlos Gamazo

Intracellular killing of Brucella melitensis in human macrophages with microsphere-encapsulated gentamicin
JAC Advance Access published on June 23, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 549-556; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl257 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Concepción Lecároz, Miguel A. Campanero, Carlos Gamazo, and María J. Blanco-Prieto

Determination of gentamicin in different matrices by a new sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric method
JAC Advance Access published on June 20, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 557-563; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl258 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, Maria Auxiliadora Bezerra Fechine, Zoilo Pires de Camargo, and José Júlio Costa Sidrim

In vitro inhibitory effect of antituberculosis drugs on clinical and environmental strains of Coccidioides posadasii
JAC Advance Access published on July 24, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 575-579; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl290 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. A. Ison, I. M. C. Martin, C. M. Lowndes, and K. A. Fenton on behalf of the European Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ESSTI) Network

Comparability of laboratory diagnosis and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from reference laboratories in Western Europe
JAC Advance Access published on June 27, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 580-586; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl264 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I. M. C. Martin, S. Hoffmann, and C. A. Ison on behalf of the European Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ESSTI) Network

European Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ESSTI): the first combined antimicrobial susceptibility data for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Western Europe
JAC Advance Access published on July 1, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 587-593; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl265 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Andrew DeRyke, Xiaoli Du, and David P. Nicolau

Evaluation of bacterial kill when modelling the bronchopulmonary pharmacokinetic profile of moxifloxacin and levofloxacin against parC-containing isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae
JAC Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 601-609; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl292 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Elen M. de Souza, Gabriel M. Oliveira, David W. Boykin, Arvind Kumar, Qiyue Hu, and Maria De Nazaré C. Soeiro

Trypanocidal activity of the phenyl-substituted analogue of furamidine DB569 against Trypanosoma cruzi infection in vivo
JAC Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 610-614; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl259 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kristina Lotter, Klaus Höcherl, Michael Bucher, and Frieder Kees

In vivo efficacy of telithromycin on cytokine and nitric oxide formation in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute systemic inflammation in mice
JAC Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 615-621; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl270 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. J. Grilló, M. J. De Miguel, P. M. Muñoz, C. M. Marín, J. Ariza, and J. M. Blasco

Efficacy of several antibiotic combinations against Brucella melitensis Rev 1 experimental infection in BALB/c mice
JAC Advance Access published on July 18, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 622-626; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl289 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Carl Erik Nord, Gundars Rasmanis, and Elisabeth Wahlund

Effect of dalbavancin on the normal intestinal microflora
JAC Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 627-631; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl281 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Olaf Burkhardt, Martin Brunner, Stephan Schmidt, Maria Grant, Yufei Tang, and Hartmut Derendorf

Penetration of ertapenem into skeletal muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue in healthy volunteers measured by in vivo microdialysis
JAC Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 632-636; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl284 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Reto Nuesch, Preeyaporn Srasuebkul, Jintanat Ananworanich, Kiat Ruxrungtham, Praphan Phanuphak, and Chris Duncombe on behalf of the HIV-NAT Study Team

Monitoring the toxicity of antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings: a prospective clinical trial cohort in Thailand
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 637-644; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl313 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kevin W. Garey, Thanh Dao, Hua Chen, Paresh Amrutkar, Nandan Kumar, Margaret Reiter, and Layne O. Gentry

Timing of vancomycin prophylaxis for cardiac surgery patients and the risk of surgical site infections
JAC Advance Access published on June 27, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 645-650; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl279 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antimicrobial practice

Get checked abstract Jean-Ralph Zahar, Christophe Rioux, Emmanuelle Girou, Anne Hulin, Colette Sauve, Alexandra Bernier-Combes, Christian Brun-Buisson, and Philippe Lesprit

Inappropriate prescribing of aminoglycosides: risk factors and impact of an antibiotic control team
JAC Advance Access published on July 24, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 651-656; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl288 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fiona M. MacKenzie, Dominique L. Monnet, and Ian M. Gould on behalf of the ARPAC Steering Group

Relationship between the number of different antibiotics used and the total use of antibiotics in European hospitals
JAC Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 657-660; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl286 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports

Get checked abstract María Carmen de la Prieta, María Victoria Francia, Asunción Seoane, and Juan M. García Lobo

Characterization of defective ß-lactamase genes in Yersinia enterocolitica
JAC Advance Access published on June 27, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 661-664; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl267 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E. Karisik, M. J. Ellington, R. Pike, R. E. Warren, D. M. Livermore, and N. Woodford

Molecular characterization of plasmids encoding CTX-M-15 ß-lactamases from Escherichia coli strains in the United Kingdom
JAC Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 665-668; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl309 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Loli, L. S. Tzouvelekis, E. Tzelepi, A. Carattoli, A. C. Vatopoulos, P. T. Tassios, and V. Miriagou

Sources of diversity of carbapenem resistance levels in Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying bla_VIM-1
JAC Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 669-672; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl302 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ryoichi Saito, Kenya Sato, Wakako Kumita, Natsuko Inami, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Noboru Okamura, Kyoji Moriya, and Kazuhiko Koike

Role of type II topoisomerase mutations and AcrAB efflux pump in fluoroquinolone-resistant clinical isolates of Proteus mirabilis
JAC Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 673-677; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl297 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Itzhak Brook and Jeffrey N. Hausfeld

In vitro effects of penicillin and telithromycin on the expression of Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule
JAC Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 678-679; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl261 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Anjum S. Kaka, Adriana M. Rueda, Samuel A. Shelburne, III, Kristina Hulten, Richard J. Hamill, and Daniel M. Musher

Bactericidal activity of orally available agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
JAC Advance Access published on July 12, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 680-683; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl283 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ae-Ran Kwon, Yu-Hong Min, Jei-Man Ryu, Dong-Rack Choi, Mi-Ja Shim, and Eung-Chil Choi

In vitro and in vivo activities of DW-224a, a novel fluoroquinolone antibiotic agent
JAC Advance Access published on July 27, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 684-688; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl304 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract María E. Pachón-Ibáñez, Felipe Fernández-Cuenca, Fernando Docobo-Pérez, Jerónimo Pachón, and Álvaro Pascual

Prevention of rifampicin resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii in an experimental pneumonia murine model, using rifampicin associated with imipenem or sulbactam
JAC Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 689-692; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl303 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H. Stass, A. D. Rink, H. Delesen, D. Kubitza, and K.-H. Vestweber

Pharmacokinetics and peritoneal penetration of moxifloxacin in peritonitis
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 693-696; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl305 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mireia Saballs, Miquel Pujol, Fe Tubau, Carmen Peña, Abelardo Montero, M. Angeles Domínguez, Francesc Gudiol, and Javier Ariza

Rifampicin/imipenem combination in the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 697-700; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl274 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I-Nae Park, Sang-Bum Hong, Yeon-Mok Oh, Mi-Na Kim, Chae-Man Lim, Sang Do Lee, Younsuck Koh, Woo Sung Kim, Dong Soon Kim, Won Dong Kim, and Tae Sun Shim

Efficacy and tolerability of daily-half dose linezolid in patients with intractable multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
JAC Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 701-704; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl298 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence

Anastasia Katsandri, Athina Avlamis, Angeliki Pantazatou, Dimitra P. Houhoula, and Joseph Papaparaskevas

Dissemination of nim-class genes, encoding nitroimidazole resistance, among different species of Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria isolated in Athens, Greece
JAC Advance Access published on July 24, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 705-706; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl285 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pio Maria Furneri, Donatella Paolino, Antonella Saija, Andrena Marino, and Giuseppe Bisignano

In vitro antimycoplasmal activity of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil
JAC Advance Access published on June 20, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 706-707; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl269 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tomoari Kuriyama, Tadahiro Karasawa, David W. Williams, Kiyomasa Nakagawa, and Etsuhide Yamamoto

An increased prevalence of ß-lactamase-positive isolates in Japanese patients with dentoalveolar infection
JAC Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2006 58: 708-709; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl287 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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