Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Garrod lecture:

David Reeves

The 2005 Garrod Lecture: The changing access of patients to antibiotics – for better or worse?
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 333-341; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl502 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

Antonio Rivero, José A. Mira, and Juan A. Pineda

Liver toxicity induced by non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
JAC Advance Access published on January 25, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 342-346; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl524 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Catherine V. Hawkyard and Roland J. Koerner

The use of erythromycin as a gastrointestinal prokinetic agent in adult critical care: benefits versus risks
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 347-358; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl537 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Systematic review:

Matthew E. Falagas, Konstantinos Fragoulis, Ioannis A. Bliziotis, and Ioannis Chatzinikolaou

Rifampicin-impregnated central venous catheters: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
JAC Advance Access published on January 25, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 359-369; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

My Van La, Pascal Barbry, Didier Raoult, and Patricia Renesto

Molecular basis of Tropheryma whipplei doxycycline susceptibility examined by transcriptional profiling
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 370-377; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl507 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary Data [Request Permissions]  

Narcisa Mesaros, Youri Glupczynski, Laëtitia Avrain, Nancy E. Caceres, Paul M. Tulkens, and Françoise Van Bambeke

A combined phenotypic and genotypic method for the detection of Mex efflux pumps in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 378-386; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl504 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary Data [Request Permissions]  

V. M. Ensor, D. M. Livermore, and P. M. Hawkey

A novel reverse-line hybridization assay for identifying genotypes of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum ß-lactamases
JAC Advance Access published on January 25, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 387-395; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl505 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kristina Kadlec, Irith Wiegand, Corinna Kehrenberg, and Stefan Schwarz

Studies on the mechanisms of ß-lactam resistance in Bordetella bronchiseptica
JAC Advance Access published on January 29, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 396-402; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl515 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leila Vali, Ahmed Hamouda, Deborah V. Hoyle, Michael C. Pearce, Lucy H. R. Whitaker, Claire Jenkins, Hazel I. Knight, Alastair W. Smith, and Sebastian G. B. Amyes

Antibiotic resistance and molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli O26, O103 and O145 shed by two cohorts of Scottish beef cattle
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 403-410; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl491 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Blaine A. Legaree, Kathy Daniels, Joel T. Weadge, Darrell Cockburn, and Anthony J. Clarke

Function of penicillin-binding protein 2 in viability and morphology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 411-424; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl536 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Makoto Kuroda, Sanae Nagasaki, and Toshiko Ohta

Sesquiterpene farnesol inhibits recycling of the C₅₅ lipid carrier of the murein monomer precursor contributing to increased susceptibility to ß-lactams in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 425-432; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl519 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Threes G. M. Smijs, Joke A. Bouwstra, Hans J. Schuitmaker, M. Talebi, and Stan Pavel

A novel ex vivo skin model to study the susceptibility of the dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum to photodynamic treatment in different growth phases
JAC Advance Access published on January 9, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 433-440; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl490 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Igor Bruzual, Perry Riggle, Susan Hadley, and Carol A. Kumamoto

Biofilm formation by fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans strains is inhibited by fluconazole
JAC Advance Access published on January 29, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 441-450; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl521 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

André A. Williams, Eko W. Sugandhi, Richard V. Macri, Joseph O. Falkinham, III, and Richard D. Gandour

Antimicrobial activity of long-chain, water-soluble, dendritic tricarboxylato amphiphiles
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 451-458; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl503 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary Data [Request Permissions]  

Pierre Bogaerts, Marc Galimand, Caroline Bauraing, Ariane Deplano, Raymond Vanhoof, Ricardo De Mendonca, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos, Marc Struelens, and Youri Glupczynski

Emergence of ArmA and RmtB aminoglycoside resistance 16S rRNA methylases in Belgium
JAC Advance Access published on January 15, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 459-464; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl527 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Hallin, O. Denis, A. Deplano, R. De Mendonça, R. De Ryck, S. Rottiers, and M. J. Struelens

Genetic relatedness between methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: results of a national survey
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 465-472; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl535 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roxanne J. Owen, Jian Li, Roger L. Nation, and Denis Spelman

In vitro pharmacodynamics of colistin against Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 473-477; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl512 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kristin Hegstad Dahl, Denis D. G. Mater, María José Flores, Pål Jarle Johnsen, Tore Midtvedt, Gerard Corthier, and Arnfinn Sundsfjord

Transfer of plasmid and chromosomal glycopeptide resistance determinants occurs more readily in the digestive tract of mice than in vitro and exconjugants can persist stably in vivo in the absence of glycopeptide selection
JAC Advance Access published on February 5, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 478-486; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl530 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ameria K. Tanaka, Valderez B. Valero, Helio K. Takahashi, and Anita H. Straus

Inhibition of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis growth and infectivity by aureobasidin A
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 487-492; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Jacobsen, A. Mohammadi-Tabrisi, T. Hirsch, D. Mittler, P. H. Mygind, C. P. Sonksen, D. Raventos, H. H. Kristensen, S. Gatermann, M. Lehnhardt, A. Daigeler, H. U. Steinau, and L. Steinstraesser

Antimicrobial activity of the recombinant designer host defence peptide P-novispirin G10 in infected full-thickness wounds of porcine skin
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 493-498; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl513 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rolee Sharma, Pavan Muttil, Awadh Bihari Yadav, Srikanta Kumar Rath, Virendra Kumar Bajpai, Uthirappan Mani, and Amit Misra

Uptake of inhalable microparticles affects defence responses of macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 499-506; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. H. F. Goessens, J. W. Mouton, M. T. ten Kate, A. J. Bijl, A. Ott, and I. A. J. M. Bakker-Woudenberg

Role of ceftazidime dose regimen on the selection of resistant Enterobacter cloacae in the intestinal flora of rats treated for an experimental pulmonary infection
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 507-516; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl529 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clare L. Booth, Ana M. Garcia-Diaz, Michael S. Youle, Margaret A. Johnson, Andrew Phillips, and Anna Maria Geretti

Prevalence and predictors of antiretroviral drug resistance in newly diagnosed HIV-1 infection
JAC Advance Access published on January 9, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 517-524; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl501 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ki Tae Kwon, Won Sup Oh, Jae-Hoon Song, Hyun-Ha Chang, Sook-In Jung, Shin-Woo Kim, Seong Yeol Ryu, Sang Taek Heo, Dong Sik Jung, Ji-Young Rhee, Sang Yop Shin, Kwan Soo Ko, Kyong Ran Peck, and Nam Yong Lee

Impact of imipenem resistance on mortality in patients with Acinetobacter bacteraemia
JAC Advance Access published on January 9, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 525-530; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl499 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Przemyslaw Kardas

Comparison of patient compliance with once-daily and twice-daily antibiotic regimens in respiratory tract infections: results of a randomized trial
JAC Advance Access published on February 8, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 531-536; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl528 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antimicrobial practice:

M. F. Lambert, G. A. Masters, and S. L. Brent

Can mass media campaigns change antimicrobial prescribing? A regional evaluation study
JAC Advance Access published on February 5, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 537-543; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl511 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief reports:

Santiago Ramón-García, Carlos Martín, Edda De Rossi, and José A. Aínsa

Contribution of the Rv2333c efflux pump (the Stp protein) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis to intrinsic antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium bovis BCG
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 544-547; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl510 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Luna-Herrera, M. C. Costa, H. G. González, A. I. Rodrigues, and P. C. Castilho

Synergistic antimycobacterial activities of sesquiterpene lactones from Laurus spp.
JAC Advance Access published on January 11, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 548-552; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wendy W. J. van de Sande, Ahmed H. Fahal, Thomas V. Riley, Henri Verbrugh, and Alex van Belkum

In vitro susceptibility of Madurella mycetomatis, prime agent of Madura foot, to tea tree oil and artemisinin
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 553-555; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. A. Ghannoum, H. G. Kim, and L. Long

Efficacy of aminocandin in the treatment of immunocompetent mice with haematogenously disseminated fluconazole-resistant candidiasis
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 556-559; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl525 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hartmut Stocker, Christian Herzmann, Antje Breske, Guido Kruse, Marcel Berger, Hubert Schulbin, Andrew Hill, Jutta Steinmüller, Mark Becker, Keikawus Arastéh, and Michael Kurowski

Saquinavir, nelfinavir and M8 pharmacokinetics following combined saquinavir, ritonavir and nelfinavir administration
JAC Advance Access published on January 25, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 560-564; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl516 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Aguilar Marucco, L. Veronese, D. Gonzalez de Requena, S. Bonora, A. Calcagno, I. Cavecchia, A. Sinicco, F. G. De Rosa, G. Cariti, and G. Di Perri

Antiretroviral activity of pegylated interferon alfa-2a in patients co-infected with HIV/hepatitis C virus
JAC Advance Access published on January 9, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 565-568; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl497 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Franco Maggiolo, Claudio Arici, Monica Airoldi, Diego Ripamonti, Giampaolo Quinzan, Giampietro Gregis, Veronica Ravasio, Enrico Bombana, and Fredy Suter

Reasons for discontinuation of nevirapine-containing HAART: results from an unselected population of a large clinical cohort
JAC Advance Access published on January 25, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 569-572; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl534 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Clive Graham and Kevin Morris

Comment on: Guidelines for the prevention of endocarditis: report of the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
JAC Advance Access published on February 9, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 573; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl520 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rong Zhang, Hong Wei Zhou, Jia Chang Cai, and Gong-Xiang Chen

Plasmid-mediated carbapenem-hydrolysing ß-lactamase KPC-2 in carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens isolates from Hangzhou, China
JAC Advance Access published on January 24, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 574-576; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl541 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Érica Lourenço da Fonseca, Verônica Viana Vieira, Rosângela Cipriano, and Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente

Emergence of bla_GES-5 in clinical colistin-only-sensitive (COS) Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain in Brazil
JAC Advance Access published on February 6, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 576-577; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl517 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Irene Galani, Maria Souli, Evangelos Koratzanis, George Koratzanis, Zoi Chryssouli, and Helen Giamarellou

Emerging bacterial pathogens: Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes and Proteus mirabilis clinical isolates harbouring the same transferable plasmid coding for metallo-ß-lactamase VIM-1 in Greece
JAC Advance Access published on January 25, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 578-579; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl508 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ákos Tóth, Noémi Nógrády, Péter Zsolt Fekete, Judit Pászti, and Miklós Füzi

Extended-spectrum-ß-lactamase-producing Salmonella enterica strains isolated from humans in Hungary, 2000 to 2004
JAC Advance Access published on January 22, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 579-582; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl506 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Neil Woodford, Robert L. R. Hill, and David M. Livermore

In vitro activity of tigecycline against carbapenem-susceptible and -resistant isolates of Klebsiella spp. and Enterobacter spp.
JAC Advance Access published on January 17, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 582-583; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl514 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Insa, E. Cercenado, M. J. Goyanes, A. Morente, and E. Bouza

In vitro activity of tigecycline against clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
JAC Advance Access published on January 9, 2007
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2007 59: 583-585; doi:10.1093/jac/dkl496 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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