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16 May 2008

Abstract Original research: Shiri Navon-Venezia, Inna Chmelnitsky, Azita Leavitt, and Yehuda Carmeli
Dissemination of the CTX-M-25 family β-lactamases among Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Enterobacter cloacae and identification of the novel enzyme CTX-M-41 in Proteus mirabilis in Israel
JAC Advance Access published on May 16, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn182
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Research letter: M. Habibur Rahman, Kentaro Q. Sakamoto, Lisa Nonaka, and Satoru Suzuki
Occurrence and diversity of the tetracycline resistance gene tet(M) in enteric bacteria of Antarctic Adélie penguins
JAC Advance Access published on May 16, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn209
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Abstract Original research: Daniel Gonzalez de Requena, Stefano Bonora, Antonella Castagna, Hamid Hasson, Diego Aguilar Marucco, Antonio D'Avolio, Mauro Sciandra, Laura Trentini, Andrea Calcagno, Adriano Lazzarin, and Giovanni Di Perri
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic determinants of early virological response to enfuvirtide-based regimens in HIV-positive patients
JAC Advance Access published on May 16, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn192
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14 May 2008

Abstract Review: José A. Pérez-Molina, Pere Domingo, Esteban Martínez, and Santiago Moreno
The role of efavirenz compared with protease inhibitors in the body fat changes associated with highly active antiretroviral therapy
JAC Advance Access published on May 14, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn191
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Abstract Leading article: Nidhi A. Singh and Nancy Reau
Management of hepatitis B virus
JAC Advance Access published on May 14, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn188
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13 May 2008

Abstract Original research: Jann-Tay Wang, Wang-Huei Sheng, Jiun-Ling Wang, Duckling Chen, Mei-Ling Chen, Yee-Chun Chen, and Shan-Chwen Chang
Longitudinal analysis of chlorhexidine susceptibilities of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a teaching hospital in Taiwan
JAC Advance Access published on May 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn208
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Research letter: Dóra Szabó, Béla Kocsis, László Rókusz, Júlia Szentandrássy, Katalin Katona, Katalin Kristóf, and Károly Nagy
First detection of plasmid-mediated, quinolone resistance determinants qnrA, qnrB, qnrS and aac(6')-Ib-cr in extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Budapest, Hungary
JAC Advance Access published on May 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn206
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Abstract Original research: Alexandr Nemec, Lenka Krízová, Martina Maixnerová, Laure Diancourt, Tanny J. K. van der Reijden, Sylvain Brisse, Peterhans van den Broek, and Lenie Dijkshoorn
Emergence of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii in the Czech Republic is associated with the spread of multidrug-resistant strains of European clone II
JAC Advance Access published on May 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn205
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Abstract Original research: Nils von Hentig, Errol Babacan, Tessa Lennemann, Gabi Knecht, Amina Carlebach, Sebastian Harder, Schlomo Staszewski, and Annette Haberl
The steady-state pharmacokinetics of atazanavir/ritonavir in HIV-1-infected adult outpatients is not affected by gender-related co-factors
JAC Advance Access published on May 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn204
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12 May 2008

Letter to the Editor: Eu Suk Kim, Hong Bin Kim, and Myoung-don Oh
Survey of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Korea—authors' response
JAC Advance Access published on May 12, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn203
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Abstract Original research: J. M. Andrews and for the BSAC Working Party on Susceptibility Testing
BSAC standardized disc susceptibility testing method (version 7)
JAC Advance Access published on May 12, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn194
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Abstract Garrod lecture: Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior
The 2008 Garrod Lecture: Antimicrobial resistance—animals and the environment
JAC Advance Access published on May 12, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn183
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Research letter: Tamara Kastrin, Marija Gubina, Metka Paragi, Jana Kolman, Milan Cizman, Alenka Kraigher, Helena Ribic, Ewa Sadowy, and Waleria Hryniewicz
Macrolide resistance among invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Slovenia
JAC Advance Access published on May 12, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn202
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8 May 2008

Abstract Original research: Nathalie Vernaz, Hugo Sax, Didier Pittet, Pascal Bonnabry, Jacques Schrenzel, and Stephan Harbarth
Temporal effects of antibiotic use and hand rub consumption on the incidence of MRSA and Clostridium difficile
JAC Advance Access published on May 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn199
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Research Letter: Marcelle Bottecchia, Antonio Madejón, Julie Sheldon, Javier García-Samaniego, Pablo Barreiro, and Vincent Soriano
Hepatitis B virus genotype A2 harbours an L217R polymorphism which may account for a lower response to adefovir
JAC Advance Access published on May 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn207
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Abstract Systematic review: Matthew E. Falagas, Sofia G. Avgeri, Dimitrios K. Matthaiou, George Dimopoulos, and Ilias I. Siempos
Short- versus long-duration antimicrobial treatment for exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: a meta-analysis
JAC Advance Access published on May 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn201
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Abstract Original research: Véronique Dubois, Corinne Arpin, Virginie Dupart, Aline Scavelli, Laure Coulange, Catherine André, Isabelle Fischer, Frédéric Grobost, Jean-Philippe Brochet, Isabelle Lagrange, Brigitte Dutilh, Jacqueline Jullin, Patrick Noury, Gilberte Larribet, and Claudine Quentin
β-Lactam and aminoglycoside resistance rates and mechanisms among Pseudomonas aeruginosa in French general practice (community and private healthcare centres)
JAC Advance Access published on May 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn174
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7 May 2008

Abstract Original research: Mamoon A. Aldeyab, Dominique L. Monnet, José María López-Lozano, Carmel M. Hughes, Michael G. Scott, Mary P. Kearney, Fidelma A. Magee, and James C. McElnay
Modelling the impact of antibiotic use and infection control practices on the incidence of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a time-series analysis
JAC Advance Access published on May 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn198
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Abstract Original research: L. J. V. Piddock, D. Griggs, M. M. Johnson, V. Ricci, N. C. Elviss, L. K. Williams, F. Jørgensen, S. A. Chisholm, A. J. Lawson, C. Swift, T. J. Humphrey, and R. J. Owen
Persistence of Campylobacter species, strain types, antibiotic resistance and mechanisms of tetracycline resistance in poultry flocks treated with chlortetracycline
JAC Advance Access published on May 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn190
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Abstract Original research: Kozue Kishii, Teruyo Ito, Shinya Watanabe, Katsuko Okuzumi, and Keiichi Hiramatsu
Recurrence of heterogeneous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among the MRSA clinical isolates in a Japanese university hospital
JAC Advance Access published on May 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn186
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Abstract Original research: Hanne-Dorthe Emborg, Dorte Lau Baggesen, and Frank Møller Aarestrup
Ten years of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Salmonella from Danish pig farms
JAC Advance Access published on May 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn196
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Abstract Original research: Laura Dickinson, Marta Boffito, Saye H. Khoo, Malte Schutz, Leon J. Aarons, Anton L. Pozniak, and David J. Back
Pharmacokinetic analysis to assess forgiveness of boosted saquinavir regimens for missed or late dosing
JAC Advance Access published on May 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn187
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2 May 2008

Abstract Original research: Krishna Das Manandhar, Thakur Prasad Yadav, Vijay Kumar Prajapati, Subodh Kumar, Madhukar Rai, Anuradha Dube, Onkar Nath Srivastava, and Shyam Sundar
Antileishmanial activity of nano-amphotericin B deoxycholate
JAC Advance Access published on May 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn189
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Abstract Original research: Zeki Yumuk, Gokhan Afacan, Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine, Albert Sotto, and Jean-Philippe Lavigne
Turkey: a further country concerned by community-acquired Escherichia coli clone O25-ST131 producing CTX-M-15
JAC Advance Access published on May 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn181
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Abstract Review: Joshua D. Hartzell, Igor E. Janke, and Amy C. Weintrob
Impact of depression on HIV outcomes in the HAART era
JAC Advance Access published on May 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn193
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Abstract Original research: Patricia Marchiaro, Viviana Ballerini, Tamara Spalding, Gabriela Cera, María A. Mussi, Jorgelina Morán-Barrio, Alejandro J. Vila, Alejandro M. Viale, and Adriana S. Limansky
A convenient microbiological assay employing cell-free extracts for the rapid characterization of Gram-negative carbapenemase producers
JAC Advance Access published on May 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn185
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Abstract Original research: Elisabete Machado, Teresa M. Coque, Rafael Cantón, João Carlos Sousa, and Luísa Peixe
Antibiotic resistance integrons and extended-spectrum β-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from chickens and swine in Portugal
JAC Advance Access published on May 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn179
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1 May 2008

Erratum: Dilip Nathwani, Marina Morgan, Robert G. Masterton, Matthew Dryden, Barry D. Cookson, Gary French, Deirdre Lewis, and on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Working Party on Community-onset MRSA Infections
Guidelines for UK practice for the diagnosis and management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections presenting in the community
JAC Advance Access published on May 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn200
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Abstract Original research: Robert Bucki, Dorota B. Namiot, Zbigniew Namiot, Paul B. Savage, and Paul A. Janmey
Salivary mucins inhibit antibacterial activity of the cathelicidin-derived LL-37 peptide but not the cationic steroid CSA-13
JAC Advance Access published on May 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn176
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Abstract Original research: Sékéné Badiaga, Cédric Foucault, Chistophe Rogier, Barbara Doudier, Clarisse Rovery, Hervé Tissot Dupont, Pierre Castro, Didier Raoult, and Philippe Brouqui
The effect of a single dose of oral ivermectin on pruritus in the homeless
JAC Advance Access published on May 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn161
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29 April 2008

Abstract Review: R. G. Masterton, A. Galloway, G. French, M. Street, J. Armstrong, E. Brown, J. Cleverley, P. Dilworth, C. Fry, A. D. Gascoigne, Alan Knox, Dilip Nathwani, Robert Spencer, and Mark Wilcox
Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK: Report of the Working Party on Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
JAC Advance Access published on April 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn162
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28 April 2008

Abstract Original research: Jan A. Patzer, Danuta Dzierzanowska, and Philip J. Turner
Trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative isolates from a paediatric intensive care unit in Warsaw: results from the MYSTIC programme (1997–2007)
JAC Advance Access published on April 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn184
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Abstract Original research: Thomas Tsaganos, Ioannis Skiadas, Pantelis Koutoukas, Theodoros Adamis, Nikos Baxevanos, Ira Tzepi, Aimilia Pelekanou, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Helen Giamarellou, and Kyriaki Kanellakopoulou
Efficacy and pharmacodynamics of linezolid, alone and in combination with rifampicin, in an experimental model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis
JAC Advance Access published on April 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn180
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25 April 2008

Abstract Leading article: Vincent Soriano, Alan S. Perelson, and Fabien Zoulim
Why are there different dynamics in the selection of drug resistance in HIV and hepatitis B and C viruses?
JAC Advance Access published on April 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn175
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24 April 2008

Abstract Original research: Mushtaq A. Khan, Martin van der Wal, David J. Farrell, Luke Cossins, Alex van Belkum, Alwaleed Alaidan, and John P. Hays
Analysis of VanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from Saudi Arabian hospitals reveals the presence of clonal cluster 17 and two new Tn1546 lineage types
JAC Advance Access published on April 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn173
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Abstract Systematic review: Drosos E. Karageorgopoulos, Theodore Kelesidis, Iosif Kelesidis, and Matthew E. Falagas
Tigecycline for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (including carbapenem-resistant) Acinetobacter infections: a review of the scientific evidence
JAC Advance Access published on April 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn165
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23 April 2008

Abstract Original research: Theresa S. Richards, Brian G. Oliver, and Theodore C. White
Micafungin activity against Candida albicans with diverse azole resistance phenotypes
JAC Advance Access originally published on April 23, 2008. This version published May 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn156
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Erratum: Lindsay E. Nicolle
Pivmecillinam in the treatment of urinary tract infections
JAC Advance Access published on April 23, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn195
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22 April 2008

Letter to the Editor: John M. Nicholls, Laura M. Aschenbrenner, James C. Paulson, Erin R. Campbell, Michael P. Malakhov, David F. Wurtman, Mang Yu, and Fang Fang
Comment on: Concerns of using sialidase fusion protein as an experimental drug to combat seasonal and pandemic influenza
JAC Advance Access published on April 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn167
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Abstract Original research: M. H. Wilcox, L. Mooney, R. Bendall, C. D. Settle, and W. N. Fawley
A case–control study of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection
JAC Advance Access published on April 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn163
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21 April 2008

Abstract Original research: Doris Lechner, Simon Gibbons, and Franz Bucar
Plant phenolic compounds as ethidium bromide efflux inhibitors in Mycobacterium smegmatis
JAC Advance Access published on April 21, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn178
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19 April 2008

Abstract Original research: B. J. Knottnerus, S. Nys, G. ter Riet, G. Donker, S. E. Geerlings, and E. Stobberingh
Fosfomycin tromethamine as second agent for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult female patients in The Netherlands?
JAC Advance Access published on April 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn177
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Research letter: Alessandro Capone, Silvia D’Arezzo, Paolo Visca, Nicola Petrosillo, and on behalf of the Gruppo Romano Acinetobacter baumannii
In vitro activity of tigecycline against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
JAC Advance Access published on April 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn172
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Abstract Original research: Nektaria Kechagia, Sotiris Bersimis, and Stylianos Chatzipanagiotou
Incidence and antimicrobial susceptibilities of genital mycoplasmas in outpatient women with clinical vaginitis in Athens, Greece
JAC Advance Access published on April 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn158
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Abstract Original research: Deborah C. Draghi, Bret M. Benton, Kevin M. Krause, Clyde Thornsberry, Chris Pillar, and Daniel F. Sahm
In vitro activity of telavancin against recent Gram-positive clinical isolates: results of the 2004–05 Prospective European Surveillance Initiative
JAC Advance Access published on April 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn124
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17 April 2008

Abstract Original research: Miguel Marcos, Amaia Iñurrieta, Alex Soriano, José A. Martínez, Manel Almela, Francesc Marco, and Josep Mensa
Effect of antimicrobial therapy on mortality in 377 episodes of Enterobacter spp. bacteraemia
JAC Advance Access published on April 17, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn155
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15 April 2008

Abstract Original research: Sita Nys, Peter H. Terporten, Jacomina A. A. Hoogkamp-Korstanje, Ellen E. Stobberingh, and on behalf of the Susceptibility Surveillance Study Group
Trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolates from urology services in The Netherlands (1998–2005)
JAC Advance Access published on April 15, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn151
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14 April 2008

Letter to the Editor: Andrew Prendergast, Tony Walls, Paul Turner, David Cubitt, John Hartley, Nigel Klein, and Vas Novelli
Comment on: Antimicrobial policies in the neonatal units of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
JAC Advance Access published on April 14, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn170
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Abstract Original research: Laurence Gordon, Axel Cloeckaert, Benoît Doublet, Stefan Schwarz, Agnès Bouju-Albert, Jean-Pierre Ganière, Hervé Le Bris, Anne Le Flèche-Matéos, and Etienne Giraud
Complete sequence of the floR-carrying multiresistance plasmid pAB5S9 from freshwater Aeromonas bestiarum
JAC Advance Access published on April 14, 2008.
doi:10.1093/jac/dkn166
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