Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Get checked abstract Neil Woodford, and David W. Wareham on behalf of the UK Antibacterial Antisense Study Group

Tackling antibiotic resistance: a dose of common antisense?
JAC Advance Access published on November 11, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 225-229; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn467 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Timothy Edgar, Stephanie D. Boyd, and Megan J. Palamé

Sustainability for behaviour change in the fight against antibiotic resistance: a social marketing framework
JAC Advance Access published on December 18, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 230-237; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn508 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. M. Blondeau

What have we learned about antimicrobial use and the risks for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea?
JAC Advance Access published on November 20, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 238-242; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn477 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract David M. Livermore and Paul M. Tulkens

Temocillin revived
JAC Advance Access published on December 18, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 243-245; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn511 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Get checked abstract Leonard Leibovici, Liat Vidal, and Mical Paul

Aminoglycoside drugs in clinical practice: an evidence-based approach
JAC Advance Access published on November 19, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 246-251; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn469 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Original research

Get checked abstract Miriam Barlow, Javad Fatollahi, and Merijn Salverda

Evidence for recombination among the alleles encoding TEM and SHV β-lactamases
JAC Advance Access published on November 14, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 256-259; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn475 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Farha Shaikh, Richard P. Spence, Katrina Levi, Hong-Yu Ou, Zixin Deng, Kevin J. Towner, and Kumar Rajakumar

ATPase genes of diverse multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates frequently harbour integrated DNA
JAC Advance Access published on November 19, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 260-264; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn481 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Gisele Peirano, Liliane M. Seki, Vera Lúcia Val Passos, Maria Cristina F. G. Pinto, Lília R. Guerra, and Marise D. Asensi

Carbapenem-hydrolysing β-lactamase KPC-2 in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
JAC Advance Access published on November 20, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 265-268; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn484 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jan A. Patzer, Timothy R. Walsh, Janis Weeks, Danuta Dzierzanowska, and Mark A. Toleman

Emergence and persistence of integron structures harbouring VIM genes in the Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland, 1998–2006
JAC Advance Access published on December 18, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 269-273; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn512 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Aurora García-Fernández, Daniela Fortini, Kees Veldman, Dik Mevius, and Alessandra Carattoli

Characterization of plasmids harbouring qnrS1, qnrB2 and qnrB19 genes in Salmonella
JAC Advance Access published on November 11, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 274-281; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn470 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Benoît Doublet, Karine Praud, François-Xavier Weill, and Axel Cloeckaert

Association of IS26-composite transposons and complex In4-type integrons generates novel multidrug resistance loci in Salmonella genomic island 1
JAC Advance Access published on December 11, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 282-289; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn500 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Antje Preisler and Peter Heisig

The role of intra- and extragenic compensatory mutations in the suppression of fluoroquinolone resistance in a Salmonella Typhimurium gyrA mutant (D87G)
JAC Advance Access published on November 24, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 290-294; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn480 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jason T. Evans, Abida Parveen, Grace E. Smith, Li Xu, Edward W. C. Chan, Raphael C. Y. Chan, and Peter M. Hawkey

Application of denaturing HPLC to rapidly identify rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in low- and high-prevalence areas
JAC Advance Access published on December 18, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 295-301; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn506 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. P. Randall, M. Kirchner, C. J. Teale, N. G. Coldham, E. Liebana, and F. Clifton-Hadley

Evaluation of CHROMagar CTX, a novel medium for isolating CTX-M-ESBL-positive Enterobacteriaceae while inhibiting AmpC-producing strains
JAC Advance Access published on November 29, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 302-308; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn485 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jessica Lönn-Stensrud, Maria A. Landin, Tore Benneche, Fernanda C. Petersen, and Anne Aamdal Scheie

Furanones, potential agents for preventing Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm infections?
JAC Advance Access published on December 20, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 309-316; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn501 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Surajit Bhattacharjee, Gaurav Gupta, Parna Bhattacharya, Asok Mukherjee, Suchandra Bhattacharyya Mujumdar, Amita Pal, and Subrata Majumdar

Quassin alters the immunological patterns of murine macrophages through generation of nitric oxide to exert antileishmanial activity
JAC Advance Access published on November 25, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 317-324; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn479 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Francesco De Seta, Martin Schmidt, Bao Vu, Michael Essmann, and Bryan Larsen

Antifungal mechanisms supporting boric acid therapy of Candida vaginitis
JAC Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 325-336; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn486 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. V. B. Martins, D. L. da Silva, A. T. M. Neres, T. F. F. Magalhães, G. A. Watanabe, L. V. Modolo, A. A. Sabino, Â. de Fátima, and M. A. de Resende

Curcumin as a promising antifungal of clinical interest
JAC Advance Access published on November 26, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 337-339; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn488 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cunwei Cao, Wei Liu, Ruoyu Li, Zhe Wan, and Jianjun Qiao

In vitro interactions of micafungin with amphotericin B, itraconazole or fluconazole against the pathogenic phase of Penicillium marneffei
JAC Advance Access published on December 2, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 340-342; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn494 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Theodouli Stergiopoulou, Joseph Meletiadis, Tin Sein, Paraskevi Papaioannidou, Ioannis Tsiouris, Emmanuel Roilides, and Thomas J. Walsh

Comparative pharmacodynamic interaction analysis between ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin and levofloxacin and antifungal agents against Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus
JAC Advance Access published on December 24, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 343-348; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn473 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. C. Bean and D. W. Wareham

Paradoxical effect of 1-(1-naphthylmethyl)-piperazine on resistance to tetracyclines in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
JAC Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 349-352; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn493 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Francisco Soriano, Lorena Huelves, Plinio Naves, Violeta Rodríguez-Cerrato, Gema del Prado, Vicente Ruiz, and Carmen Ponte

In vitro activity of ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, vancomycin and erythromycin against planktonic and biofilm forms of Corynebacterium urealyticum
JAC Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 353-356; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn491 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Li-Yan Yin, Jason H. Calhoun, Theodore S. Thomas, and Eric D. Wirtz

Efficacy of telavancin in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis: studies with a rabbit model
JAC Advance Access published on December 5, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 357-360; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn490 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Mar Rodríguez, F. Javier Pastor, Carolina Serena, and Josep Guarro

Posaconazole efficacy in a murine disseminated infection caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus
JAC Advance Access published on December 2, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 361-364; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn497 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Danilo C. Miguel, Rogéria C. Zauli-Nascimento, Jenicer K. U. Yokoyama-Yasunaka, Simone Katz, Clara L. Barbiéri, and Silvia R. B. Uliana

Tamoxifen as a potential antileishmanial agent: efficacy in the treatment of Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania chagasi infections
JAC Advance Access published on December 17, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 365-368; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn509 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Angkana Tantituvanont, Walaisiri Yimprasert, Pornpen Werawatganone, and Dahrit Nilubol

Pharmacokinetics of ceftiofur hydrochloride in pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
JAC Advance Access published on December 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 369-373; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Giovanni Guaraldi, Alberto Roverato, Chiara Giovanardi, Federica Ravera, Nicola Squillace, Gabriella Orlando, Gianni Cappelli, Roberto Esposito, and Frank Palella

Glomerular filtration rates in HIV-infected patients treated with and without tenofovir: a prospective, observational study
JAC Advance Access published on December 17, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 374-379; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn499 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. Rey, B. Hoen, P. Chavanet, M. P. Schmitt, G. Hoizey, P. Meyer, G. Peytavin, B. Spire, C. Allavena, M. Diemer, T. May, J. L. Schmit, M. Duong, V. Calvez, and J. M. Lang

High rate of early virological failure with the once-daily tenofovir/lamivudine/nevirapine combination in naive HIV-1-infected patients
JAC Advance Access published on November 25, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 380-388; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn471 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Carl Llor, Nuria Sierra, Silvia Hernández, Ana Moragas, Marta Hernández, Carolina Bayona, and Marc Miravitlles

The higher the number of daily doses of antibiotic treatment in lower respiratory tract infection the worse the compliance
JAC Advance Access published on November 16, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 396-399; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn472 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kristian Kofoed, Alina Zalounina, Ove Andersen, Gorm Lisby, Mical Paul, Leonard Leibovici, and Steen Andreassen

Performance of the TREAT decision support system in an environment with a low prevalence of resistant pathogens
JAC Advance Access published on December 17, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 400-404; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn504 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Research letters

Quhao Wei, Xiaofei Jiang, Zehua Yang, Nan Chen, Xiaoyun Chen, Gang Li, and Yuan Lu

dfrA27, a new integron-associated trimethoprim resistance gene from Escherichia coli
JAC Advance Access published on November 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 405-406; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn474 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mia Torpdahl, Anette M. Hammerum, Camilla Zachariasen, and Eva Møller Nielsen

Detection of qnr genes in Salmonella isolated from humans in Denmark
JAC Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 406-408; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn492 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cong-Ming Wu, Yang Wang, Xing-Yuan Cao, Ju-Chun Lin, Shang-Shang Qin, Tie-Jun Mi, Si-Yang Huang, and Jian-Zhong Shen

Emergence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from chickens in China
JAC Advance Access published on November 21, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 408-411; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn487 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David M. Livermore and Marina Warner

Effects of low temperature and high salt on the activity of the novel carbapenem PZ-601 (SMP-601) against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
JAC Advance Access published on December 11, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 411-413; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn498 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Morrissey, K. Maher, and S. Hawser

Activity of iclaprim against clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus agalactiae
JAC Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 413-414; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn505 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shellee A. Grim, Irene Hong, Joseph Freeman, Christopher Edwards, and Nina M. Clark

Daptomycin for the treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections
JAC Advance Access published on November 16, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 414-416; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn478 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dirk R. J. Kuypers, Bert Bammens, Kathleen Claes, Pieter Evenepoel, Evelyne Lerut, and Yves Vanrenterghem

A single-centre study of adjuvant cidofovir therapy for BK virus interstitial nephritis (BKVIN) in renal allograft recipients
JAC Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 417-419; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn495 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

F. Laurent, A. Tristan, M. Croze, M. Bes, H. Meugnier, G. Lina, F. Vandenesch, and J. Etienne

Presence of the epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) of Staphylococcus aureus in France
JAC Advance Access published on November 1, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 420-421; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn456 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. R. Larsen, R. L. Skov, A. S. Henriksen, V. Jarlier, P. Bernard, B. O'Connell, Z. Williams, and M. Denton

Presence of the epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone (EEFIC) of Staphylococcus aureus in France—joint authors' response
JAC Advance Access published on December 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 421; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn503 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jean-Marie Duez, Nathalie Sixt, and André Péchinot

Influenza virus infection: don't forget the role of the mucociliary system!
JAC Advance Access published on November 19, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2009 63: 421-422; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn468 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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