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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF Antimicrobial Agents International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 7 (1996) 299-301 Volume contents Volume 7 (1996) No. 1 Evolution of the antimicrobial susceptibility of B. fragilis group at the university hospital of Seville (Spain) between 1977 and 1995 M.V. Borobio, A. Pascual, M.C. Dominguez, A.I. Suarez, E. Ramirez, M.C. Conejo, J.A. Pallarés, R. Moreno and E.J. Perea Preparation, properties and the effects of amikacin, netilmicin and tobramycin in free and liposomal formulations on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria A. Omri and M. Ravaoarinoro In vitro activity of piperacillin/tazobactam against isolates from patients enrolled in clinical trials N.A. Kuck, N.V. Jacobus, M.D. Spengler and R.T. Testa 15 Ciprofloxacin and imipenem alone or in combination in experimental aortic valve endocarditis due to a ciprofloxacin borderline susceptible strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa H. Giamarellou, P. Tsapogas, A. Pefanis, I. Donta, G. Perdikaris and P. Karayiannakos 23 Antimicrobial susceptiblility patterns amongst group B streptococci from women in Harare, Zimbabwe P.R. Mason, L. Gwanzura, A.S. Latif, S. Ray, J. van de Wijgert and D.A. Katzenstein 29 Different patterns of cytokine regulation of phagocytosis and bacterial killing by human neutrophils D.V. Pechkovsky, M.P. Potapnev and O.M. Zalutskaya 33 Safety and tolerability of zalcitabine (ddC) in patients with AIDS or advanced AIDS-related complex in the European Expanded Acess Programme G. Moyle, A. Goll, S. Snape, R. Harris, C. Wilkes, M. Warburg and M. Salgo 4] Treatment of bone and joint infection with teicoplanin: a retrospective analysis of 50 cases V. Dacquet 49 Susceptibility surveillance of U.S. respiratory pathogen isolates to newer macrolide and azalide antibiotics S. Brown, A.L. Barry and P. Burton 53 Transferable antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from healthy Nigerian school children A. Lamikanra, A.K. Ako-Nai and D.A. Ogunniyi 59 Serotyping clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in relation to infection site antibiotic susceptibility and beta-lactamase production M. Ravaoarinoro, S. Mohapatra, J. Shore, S. Rawal, A. Omri, J. Yaghi and F. Oriol 65 Comparison of flomoxef with latamoxef in the treatment of sepsis and/or Gram-negative bacteremia in adult patients Y.-C. Chen, C.-C. Hung, S.-F. Lin, S.-C. Chang and W.-C. Hsieh 69 300 Volume Contents vol. 7 (1996) Subinhibitory concentrations of f-lactams and other cell-wall antibiotics inhibit listeriolysin production by Listeria monocytogenes T. Nichterlein, E. Domann, M. Kretschmar, M. Bauer, A. Hlawatsch, H. Hof and T. Chakraborty 75 Calendar 83 No. 2 Cefoperazone/sulbactam versus cefoperazone plus mezlocillin: empiric therapy for febrile, neutropenic bone marrow transplant patients H.M. Lazarus, R.J. Creger, R. Gucalp, R.M. Fox, N. Ciobanu, P.S. Carlisle, B.W. Cooper, M.R. Jacobs 85 Changes in susceptibilities to teicoplanin, vancomycin and other antibiotics among Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a tertiary-care University hospital P. Baiocchi, A. Capone, P. Carfagna, C. Santini, M. Venditti 93 A microbial assessment of silver fusidate, a2 novel topical antimicrobial agent J.M.T. Hamilton-Miller, S. Shah 97 Polymicrobial bacteremia in cancer patients: analysis of risk factors, etiology and outcome in 214 episodes I. Ilavska, P. Pichna, K. Stopkova, S. Grausova, I. Krupova, E. Oravcova, P. Koren, J. Lacka, M. Studena, S. Spanik, A. Kunova, J. Trupl, V. Krcmery Jr. 101 In vitro activity of ampicillin, cefoperazone, their combinations with sulbactam and other antimicrobials: survey of Russian isolates S.V. Sidorenko, S.P. Rezvan, A.S. Tikchonova, L.A. Krotova, L.E. Ansolis, E.A. Tzvigun 109 Famciclovir, from the bench to the patient—a comprehensive review of preclinical data T.H. Bacon 119 Two rapid complementary methods to detect progressive zidovudine resistance mutations in mononuclear cells of HIV-infected patients M. van der Feltz, C.J.C. de Haas, L. de Graaf, M.R. Visser, J. Verhoef, J.C.C. Borleffs 135 Treatment of diabetic foot infection: an open randomised comparison of imipenem/cilastatin and _piperacillin/ clindamycin combination therapy K.P. Bouter, F.L.J. Visseren, R.M.M. van Loenhout, A.K.M. Bartelink, D.W. Erkelens, R.J.A. Diepersloot 143 Hepatosplenic candidiasis in non-neutropenic patients: a case report and literature survey S.J. Spindel, R.O. Darouiche, Z.A. Saeed 149 Antibiotic resistance in nosocomial isolates in Scotland P.M.A. Shanahan, C.J. Thomson, R.S. Miles, D. Old, J. Hood, I.M. Gould, S.G.B. Amyes 153 No. 3 Emerging resistance in Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in Hong Kong J.M. Ling, N.W.S. Lo, Y.M. Ho, K.M. Kam, C.H. Ma, S.C. Wong, A.F. Cheng (Hong Kong) 161 Comparative in vitro activity of nine antistaphylococcal agents against 275 recent isolates of Gram-positive cocci M. Ravaoarinoro, C. Therrien (Canada) 167 In vivo TNF induction by culture supernatants of antibiotic-treated Escherichia coli 07:K1. Role of antibiotic class and concentration W.N.M. Hustinx, B.J. Benaissa-Trouw, I. van der Tweel, T. Harmsen, J. Verhoef, A.I.M. Hoepelman, K.A. Kraaijeveld (The Netherlands) 17] Comparative antimicrobial activity and post-antibiotic effect of azithromycin, clarithromycin and roxithromycin against some respiratory pathogens A. Ferrara, C. Dos Santos, M. Cimbro, G. Gialdroni Grassi (Italy) 181] Volume Contents vol. 7 (1996) 301 Dapsone — the treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases in dermatology M.H. Grunwald, B. Amichai (Israel) 187 Perspectives for the chemotherapy of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections E. De Clercq (Belgium) 193 The emergence of resistance to amikacin in Serratia marcescens isolates from patients with nosocomial infection D. Centron Garcia, M. Catalano, S. Pineiro, M. Woloj, S. Kaufman, D.O. Sordelli (Argentina) 203 Individualisation of HIV therapy based on HIV RNA load: the virologist’s perspective C.A.B. Boucher (The Netherlands) 211 In vitro antifungal susceptibilities of Candida species isolated from the blood Y.-C. Chen, S.-C. Chang, W.-C. Hsieh, K.-T. Luh (Republic of China) 217 No. 4 Treatment of symptomatic amebic colitis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons K. Ohnishi and M. Murata 231 Ultrastructural alterations in Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi induced by A**°°) sterol methyl] transferase inhibitors and their combinations with ketoconazole J. Vivas, J.A. Urbina and W. de Souza 235 High incidence of antifungal drug resistance in Candida tropicalis D. Law, C.B. Moore, L.A. Joseph, M.G.L. Keaney and D.W. Denning 241 Comparative anti-gonococcal activity of S-565, a new rifamycin J.M.T. Hamilton-Miller, T. Bruzzese, A. Nonis and S. Shah 247 Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms are more susceptible to ciprofloxacin than to tobramycin C.A.K. Preston, A.E. Khoury, G. Reid, A.W. Bruce and J.W. Costerton 251 Kinetics of killing or growth of Trichomonas vaginalis in the presence of aminoglycosides, neomycin and geneticin (G418) D.E. Riley and J.N. Krieger 257 Alarming drug-resistance rates for tuberculosis in Sireyyapasa Hospital, Turkey K. Tahaoglu, O. Kizkin, T. Hatipoglu, G. Giingér and M. Partal 261 Antimicrobial susceptibility and serogroups of Salmonella isolates from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia A.M. Kambal 265 Influence of ticlopidine on the development of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis D.P. Nicolau, P.R. Tessier, C.H. Nightingale and R. Quintiliani 271 Management of CMV Infections Prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus infection in bone marrow transplant patients N. Milpied 277 Prevention of cytomegalovirus disease H.H. Balfour, Jr. 283 Future directions on prophylaxis and therapy of cytomegalovirus diseases A. Volpi and G. Gentile 287 Letter to the Editor The first infection due to vancomycin-resistant Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? J.E. Navarro Marin (San Salvador) 293 Author index (Volume 7) 295 Volume contents (Volume 7) 299