International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 1997 - 1998: Vol 9 Table of Contents

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
Antimicrobial
Agents
ELS EV IER International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 9 (1998) 283-285
Volume contents
Volume 9 (1998)
No. 1
Review articles
Antibiotics for treatment of infections caused by MRSA and elimination of MRSA carriage. What are the choices?
F.-J. Schmitz and M.E. Jones
Development of resistance of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to anti-HIV agents: how to prevent the problem?
E. De Clercq
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Regular articles
Management of osteomyelitis
L.O. Gentry
Antimicrobial treatment of upper respiratory tract infections from the Dutch perspective
R.A. de Melker and F.A.M. van Balen 43
Antiviral activity of meliacine on the replication of a thymidine kinase-deficient mutant of Herpes simplex virus type 1
alone and in combination with acyclovir
A.A. Barquero, L.E. Alché and C.E. Coto 49
In vitro anti-trichomonad effectiveness of a gossypol-metronidazol blend
M.T. Gonzdlez-Garza and S. Said-Fernandez 57
Intracellular organisms
M. Maurin and D. Raoult 61
Instructions to authors 71
No. 2
Review articles
Contribution of animal models of infection for the evaluation of the activity of antimicrobial agents
N. Belmatoug and B. Fantin
Management of chronic bronchitis and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
M. Balter and R.F. Grossman
Microbially-produced peptides having potential application to the prevention of dental caries
M.L. Chikindas, J. Novak, P.W. Caufield, K. Schilling and J.R. Tagg 95
Regular articles
Antibiotic resistance patterns in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: an 8-year surveillance study in a French hospital
F. Bert and N. Lambert-Zechovsky 107
Correlation of erythromycin agar dilution susceptibility testing with disc diffusion susceptibility for Bordetella pertussis
N. Cimolai, A. Zaher and C. Trombley
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Antibacterial activity of hydrocele fluid
M.H. Pajand, K. Misawa, K. Watanabe, A. Ogawa and M. Adachi 117
In vitro activity of meropenem against organisms causing serious infections in a Singapore hospital
G. Kumarasinghe, C. Chow and C. Chiu 121
Activities of ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin and sparfloxacin against speciated coagulase-negative staphylococci
sensitive and resistant to fluoroquinolones
J.M.T. Hamilton-Miller and S. Shah 127
Pharmacokinetics of intracellular zidovudine and its phosphorylated anabolites in the absence and presence of stavudine
using an in vitro human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) model
S.R. Brody and F.T. Aweeka 131
In vitro activities of cefepime versus cefotaxime and ceftriaxone against penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
determined by Etest
K.B. Waites, B.M. Gray and E. Swiatlo 137
Instructions to authors 139
No. 3
Regular articles
A short (3-day) course of azithromycin tablets versus a 10-day course of amoxycillin—clavulanic acid (co-amoxiclav) in
the treatment of adults with lower respiratory tract infections and effects on long-term outcome
I.M. Hoepelman, M.J. Mollers, M.H. van Schie, A.P.M. Greefhorst, N.J.J. Schlosser, E.J. Sinninghe Damsté, C.N.F.
van de Moosdijk, W.H. Dalinghaus, M.E. Eland, S.J.M. Mol and M. Rozenberg-Arska 14]
A broad-spectrum antifungal from the marine sponge Hyrtios erecta
R.K. Pettit, S.C. McAllister, G.R. Pettit, C.L. Herald, J.M. Johnson and Z.A. Cichacz 147
Quality assessment of glycopeptide susceptibility tests: A European collaborative study
D.F.J. Brown, P. Courvalin and European Glycopeptide Resistance Group 153
ERIC-PCR typing profiles of Enterobacter cloacae are stable after development of advanced cephalosporin resistance
A. Zaher and N. Cimolai 165
The activity of rifabutin against Mycobacterium leprae in armadillos
A.M. Dhople and S.L. Williams 169
Antimicrobial resistance in gonococci isolated from patients and from commercial sex workers in Harare, Zimbabwe
P.R. Mason, L. Gwanzura, A.S. Latif, E. Marowa, S. Ray and D.A. Katzenstein 175
Gastric diffusion of antibiotics used against Helicobacter pylori
A. Lozniewski, J.D. de Korwin, F. Muhale and F. Jehl 181
Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enteriditis by combinations of plant oils and derivatives of benzoic
acid:.the development of synergistic antimicrobial combinations
L. Fyfe, F. Armstrong and J. Stewart 195
Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid: a 6-year study of isolates from
patients in England and Wales
E.J. Threlfall, T. Cheasty, A. Graham and B. Rowe 201
Short communication
Pharmacokinetics of miconazole in serum and exudate of pelvic retroperitoneal space after radical hysterectomy and
pelvic lymphade ii: stomy
H. Mikamo, K. Kawazoe, Y. Sato, K. Ito and T. Tamaya 207
Instructions to authors 211
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No. 4
Regular articles
Comparative in vitro activities of four new fluoroquinolones against Streptococcus pneumoniae determined by Etest
K. Waites, E. Brookings, S. Nix, A. Robinson, B. Gray and E. Swiatlo 215
Retrospective study of teicoplanin as home continuation of hospital-initiated therapy
R. South 219
Influence of adjunctive ticlopidine on the treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis
D.P. Nicolau, P.R. Tessier, C.H. Nightingale and R. Quintiliani 227
Special Section
Impact of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance on Oral Health: What is the Relevance?
Introduction
M.C. Roberts 233
Clinical use of antibiotics in dental practice
D.H. Fine, B.F. Hammond and W.J. Loesche 235
Subgingival controlled release of antimicrobial agents in the treatment of periodontal disease
G.L. Southard and K.C. Godowski 239
Antibiotic resistance mechanisms in bacteria of oral and upper respiratory origin
M.C. Roberts 255
f-sheet antibiotic peptides as potential dental therapeutics
K.T. Miyasaki and RI. Lehrer 269
Author index 281
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