Contents: July 1998, Volume 42, Issue 7        Minireviews        Susceptibility        Mechanisms of Resistance        Experimental Therapeutics        Antiviral Agents        Pharmacology        Mechanisms of Action        Biologic Response Modifiers        Letters Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Two-Component Signal Transduction as a Target for Microbial Anti-Infective Therapy John F. Barrett and James A. Hoch Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1529-1536; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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In Vitro Susceptibilities of 27 Rickettsiae to 13 Antimicrobials J. M. Rolain, M. Maurin, G. Vestris, and D. Raoult Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1537-1541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal Susceptibilities of Paecilomyces Species C. Aguilar, I. Pujol, J. Sala, and J. Guarro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1601-1604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of Levofloxacin against Biofilm-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Hiroko Ishida, Yoshihisa Ishida, Yuichi Kurosaka, Tsuyoshi Otani, Kenichi Sato, and Hiroyuki Kobayashi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1641-1645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibility of Chlamydia trachomatis to Chlorhexidine Gluconate Gel M. F. Lampe, L. M. Ballweber, and W. E. Stamm Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1726-1730; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Patients with Bloodstream Infection: Frequencies of Occurrence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (United States and Canada, 1997) Michael A. Pfaller, Ronald N. Jones, Gary V. Doern, Kari Kugler, and The Sentry Participants Group Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1762-1770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of 59 Strains of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus Carole Tremblay and Christiane Gaudreau Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1847-1849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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Selection and Characterization of -Lactam--Lactamase Inactivator-Resistant Mutants following PCR Mutagenesis of the TEM-1 -Lactamase Gene Sergei B. Vakulenko, Bruce Geryk, Lakshmi P. Kotra, Shahriar Mobashery, and Stephen A. Lerner Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1542-1548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chloramphenicol Resistance in Clostridium difficile Is Encoded on Tn4453 Transposons That Are Closely Related to Tn4451 from Clostridium perfringens Dena Lyras, Christine Storie, Andrea S. Huggins, Paul K. Crellin, Trudi L. Bannam, and Julian I. Rood Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1563-1567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Decreased Accumulation or Increased Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase Activity Confers Resistance to the Cyclic -Amino Acid BAY 10-8888 in Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis Karl Ziegelbauer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1581-1586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outer Membrane Profiles of Clonally Related Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Clinical Samples and Activities of Cephalosporins and Carbapenems Carmen Ardanuy, Josefina Liñares, María Angeles Domínguez, Santiago Hernández-Allés, Vicente J. Benedí, and Luis Martínez-Martínez Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1636-1640; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ceftazidime-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli Isolates Producing TEM-10 and TEM-43 -Lactamases from St. Louis, Missouri Youjun Yang, Niraja Bhachech, Patricia A. Bradford, Bradley D. Jett, Daniel F. Sahm, and Karen Bush Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1671-1676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Outer Membrane Efflux Protein OprM to Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Independent of MexAB Qixun Zhao, Xian-Zhi Li, Ramakrishnan Srikumar, and Keith Poole Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1682-1688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Amplification in Leishmania tarentolae Selected for Resistance to Sodium Stibogluconate Anass Haimeur and Marc Ouellette Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1689-1694; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

16S rRNA Mutation Associated with Tetracycline Resistance in a Gram-Positive Bacterium Jeremy I. Ross, E. Anne Eady, Jonathan H. Cove, and William J. Cunliffe Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1702-1705; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NADPH Cytochrome P-450 Oxidoreductase and Susceptibility to Ketoconazole K. Venkateswarlu, Diane E. Kelly, Nigel J. Manning, and Steven L. Kelly Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1756-1761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NorM, a Putative Multidrug Efflux Protein, of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Its Homolog in Escherichia coli Yuji Morita, Kazuyo Kodama, Sumiko Shiota, Tomoyuki Mine, Atsuko Kataoka, Tohru Mizushima, and Tomofusa Tsuchiya Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1778-1782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Staphylococcal Plasmid Related to pUB110 and Carrying Two Novel Genes, vatC and vgbB, Encoding Resistance to Streptogramins A and B and Similar Antibiotics Jeanine Allignet, Nadia Liassine, and Névine El Solh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1794-1798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Basis of In Vivo Resistance to Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine in African Adult Patients Infected with Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Parasites Leonardo K. Basco, Rachida Tahar, and Pascal Ringwald Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1811-1814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Expression of Multidrug Transporters Responsible for Fluconazole Resistance in Candida dubliniensis Gary P. Moran, Dominique Sanglard, Samantha M. Donnelly, Diarmuid B. Shanley, Derek J. Sullivan, and David C. Coleman Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1819-1830; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Point Mutations in rpoB Gene of Rifampin-Resistant Rickettsia typhi Jill Michelle Troyer, Suzana Radulovic, Siv G. E. Andersson, and Abdu F. Azad Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1845-1846; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Energy-Dependent Accumulation of Fluoroquinolones in Quinolone-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Luis Martínez-Martínez, Isabel García, Sofía Ballesta, Vicente Javier Benedí, Santiago Hernández-Allés, and Alvaro Pascual Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1850-1852; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of rpoB Mutations to Development of Rifamycin Cross-Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis D. L. Williams, L. Spring, L. Collins, L. P. Miller, L. B. Heifets, P. R. J. Gangadharam, and T. P. Gillis Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1853-1857; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Antimicrobial Therapies for Helicobacter pylori Infection in Gnotobiotic Piglets Steven Krakowka, K. A. Eaton, and Robert D. Leunk Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1549-1554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cefepime-Aztreonam: a Unique Double -Lactam Combination for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Philip D. Lister, W. Eugene Sanders, Jr., and Christine C. Sanders Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1610-1619; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Administration of Liposomal Agents and Blood Clearance Capacity of the Mononuclear Phagocyte System Els W. M. van Etten, Marian T. ten Kate, Susan V. Snijders, and Irma A. J. M. Bakker-Woudenberg Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1677-1681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Moxifloxacin, a New 8-Methoxyquinolone, for Treatment of Meningitis Caused by a PenicillinResistant Pneumococcus in Rabbits Christian Østergaard, Tina Klitmøller Sørensen, Jenny Dahl Knudsen, and Niels Frimodt-Møller Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1706-1712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of NS-718, a Novel Lipid Nanosphere-Encapsulated Amphotericin B, against Cryptococcus neoformans Mohammad Ashraf Hossain, Shigefumi Maesaki, Hiroshi Kakeya, Tetsuhiro Noda, Katsunori Yanagihara, Eisuke Sasaki, Yoichi Hirakata, Kazunori Tomono, Takayoshi Tashiro, and Shigeru Kohno Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1722-1725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of the Excitatory Potencies of Fluoroquinolones in the Central Nervous System by an In Vitro Model Gabriele Schmuck, Anja Schürmann, and Gerhard Schlüter Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1831-1836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Trovafloxacin, a New Quinolone Antibiotic, in Experimental Staphylococcal Endocarditis Due to Oxacillin-Resistant Strains Arnold S. Bayer, Cong Li, and Michael Ing Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1837-1841; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Antibacterial Activities of Sanfetrinem Cilexetil, a New Oral Tricyclic Antibiotic Shinobu Tamura, Shuichi Miyazaki, Kazuhiro Tateda, Akira Ohno, Yoshikazu Ishii, Tetsuya Matsumoto, Nobuhiko Furuya, and Keizo Yamaguchi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1858-1861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Famciclovir and Valaciclovir Differ in the Prevention of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency in Mice: a Quantitative Study Alana M. Thackray and Hugh J. Field Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1555-1562; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glucuronidation of 3'-Azido-3'-Deoxythymidine (Zidovudine) by Human Liver Microsomes: Relevance to Clinical Pharmacokinetic Interactions with Atovaquone, Fluconazole, Methadone, and Valproic Acid Carol Braun Trapnell, Raymond W. Klecker, Carlos Jamis-Dow, and Jerry M. Collins Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1592-1596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Variants Isolated from AIDS Patients after Prolonged Adefovir Dipivoxil Therapy A. S. Mulato, P. D. Lamy, M. D. Miller, W.-X. Li, K. E. Anton, N. S. Hellmann, and J. M. Cherrington Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1620-1628; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antiviral Activity of a Selective Ribonucleotide Reductase Inhibitor against Acyclovir-Resistant Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 In Vivo Jianmin Duan, Michel Liuzzi, William Paris, Michelle Lambert, Carol Lawetz, Neil Moss, Jorge Jaramillo, Jean Gauthier, Robert Déziel, and Michael G. Cordingley Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1629-1635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antiherpesvirus Activities of (1'S,2'R)-9-{[1',2'-Bis(hydroxymethyl)cycloprop-1'-yl]methyl}guanine (A-5021) in Cell Culture Satoshi Iwayama, Nobukazu Ono, Yuko Ohmura, Katsuya Suzuki, Miho Aoki, Harumi Nakazawa, Miki Oikawa, Tamamo Kato, Masahiko Okunishi, Yukihiro Nishiyama, and Koichi Yamanishi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1666-1670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of 2',3'-Dideoxy-2',3'-Didehydro--L()-5-Fluorocytidine and Its Activity in Combination with Clinically Approved Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus -D(+) Nucleoside Analogs In Vitro Ginger E. Dutschman, Edward G. Bridges, Shwu-Huey Liu, Elizabeth Gullen, Xin Guo, Marina Kukhanova, and Yung-Chi Cheng Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1799-1804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Activity and Metabolism of 2',3'-Dideoxy-2',3'-Didehydro--L()-5-Fluorocytidine Yong-Lian Zhu, Ginger E. Dutschman, Shwu-Huey Liu, Edward G. Bridges, and Yung-Chi Cheng Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1805-1810; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of the Protease Inhibitor KNI-272 in Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid in Nonhuman Primates after Intravenous Dosing and in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children after Intravenous and Oral Dosing Brigitta U. Mueller, Barry D. Anderson, Maureen Q. Farley, Robert Murphy, Judy Zuckerman, Paul Jarosinski, Karen Godwin, Cindy L. McCully, Hiroaki Mitsuya, Philip A. Pizzo, and Frank M. Balis Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1815-1818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Antiretroviral Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Oral Bis(isopropyloxycarbonyloxymethyl)9-(2-Phosphonylmethoxypropyl)adenine in Mice Lieve Naesens, Norbert Bischofberger, Patrick Augustijns, Pieter Annaert, Guy Van den Mooter, Murty N. Arimilli, Choung U. Kim, and Erik De Clercq Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1568-1573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of Co-Amoxiclav at Concentrations Achieved in Human Serum against the Resistant Subpopulation of Heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus: a Controlled Study with Vancomycin J. Prieto, L. Aguilar, M. J. Giménez, D. Toro, M. L. Gómez-Lus, R. Dal-Ré, and I. P. Balcabao Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1574-1577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oral Cimetidine Prolongs Clarithromycin Absorption Guy W. Amsden, Kit L. Cheng, Charles A. Peloquin, and Anne N. Nafziger Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1578-1580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Amphotericin B in Lung Tissue: Lung Lymph Distribution after Intravenous Injection and Airspace Distribution after Aerosolization and Inhalation of Amphotericin B Tomonobu Koizumi, Keishi Kubo, Toshimichi Kaneki, Masayuki Hanaoka, Toshihide Hayano, Takayuki Miyahara, Kazuyoshi Okada, Keisaku Fujimoto, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Toshio Kobayashi, and Morie Sekiguchi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1597-1600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in the Lipoprotein Distribution of Free and Liposome-Associated All-trans-Retinoic Acid in Human, Dog, and Rat Plasma Are Due to Variations in Lipoprotein Lipid and Protein Content Kishor M. Wasan, Manisha Ramaswamy, Samson P. Ng, Wesley Wong, Steven C. Parrott, Joshua O. Ojwang, Thomas Wallace, and Paul A. Cossum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1646-1653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Zidovudine Azido-Reductase in Human Liver Microsomes: Activation by Ethacrynic Acid, Dipyridamole, and Indomethacin and Inhibition by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitors Shirin Fayz and T. Inaba Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1654-1658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Urinary Excretion and Bactericidal Activities of a Single Oral Dose of 400 Milligrams of Fleroxacin versus a Single Oral Dose of 800 Milligrams of Pefloxacin in Healthy Volunteers Kurt G. Naber, Ursula Theuretzbacher, Martina Kinzig, Orlin Savov, and Fritz Sörgel Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1659-1665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetic Study of an Oral Cephalosporin, Cefdinir, in Hemodialysis Patients Akira Hishida, Kazuhisa Ohishi, Satoru Nagashima, Mitsutaka Kanamaru, Masao Obara, and Ayako Kitada Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1718-1721; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparisons between Antimicrobial Pharmacodynamic Indices and Bacterial Killing as Described by Using the Zhi Model S. Corvaisier, P. H. Maire, M. Y. Bouvier d'yvoire, X. Barbaut, N. Bleyzac, and R. W. Jelliffe Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1731-1737; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

P-Glycoprotein-Mediated Transport of Itraconazole across the Blood-Brain Barrier Tetsuo Miyama, Hitomi Takanaga, Hirotami Matsuo, Katsuhiro Yamano, Koujirou Yamamoto, Tatsuji Iga, Mikihiko Naito, Takashi Tsuruo, Hitoshi Ishizuka, Yukinori Kawahara, and Yasufumi Sawada Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1738-1744; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of DU-6859a, a New Quinolone Antimicrobial, on Theophylline Metabolism in In Vitro and In Vivo Studies Yoshihito Niki, Kenichi Itokawa, and Osamu Okazaki Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1751-1755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population Pharmacokinetics of Ceftizoxime Administered by Continuous Infusion in Clinically Ill Adult Patients Bryan Facca, Bill Frame, and Steve Triesenberg Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1783-1787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multidose Pharmacokinetics of Ritonavir and Zidovudine in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Allen Cato, III, Jiang Qian, Ann Hsu, Benjamin Levy, John Leonard, and Richard Granneman Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1788-1793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dosing of Aminoglycosides To Rapidly Attain Pharmacodynamic Goals and Hasten Therapeutic Response by Using Individualized Pharmacokinetic Monitoring of Patients with Pneumonia Caused by Gram-Negative Organisms A. D. M. Kashuba, J. S. Bertino, Jr., and A. N. Nafziger Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1842-1844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Bioavailability of Itraconazole in Hydroxypropyl-Cyclodextrin Solution versus Capsules in Healthy Volunteers Joseph A. Barone, Bruce L. Moskovitz, Joseph Guarnieri, Alan E. Hassell, John L. Colaizzi, Robert H. Bierman, and Lois Jessen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1862-1865; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Inhibition of Hyphal Growth of Azole-Resistant Strains of Candida albicans by Triazole Antifungal Agents in the Presence of Lactoferrin-Related Compounds Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Shigeru Abe, Susumu Teraguchi, Hirotoshi Hayasawa, and Hideyo Yamaguchi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1587-1591; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluconazole Resistance Associated with Drug Efflux and Increased Transcription of a Drug Transporter Gene, PDH1, in Candida glabrata Haruko Miyazaki, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Antonia Geber, Tanya Parkinson, Christopher Hitchcock, Derek J. Falconer, Douglas J. Ward, Katherine Marsden, and John E. Bennett Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1695-1701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Entry of Sanfetrinem into Human Polymorphonuclear Granulocytes and Its Cell-Associated Activity against Intracellular, Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Anna Maria Cuffini, Vivian Tullio, Alessandro Bonino, Alessandra Allocco, Angela Ianni Palarchio, and Nicola A. Carlone Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1745-1750; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antiproliferative Effects and Mechanism of Action of SCH 56592 against Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies Julio A. Urbina, Gilberto Payares, Lellys M. Contreras, Andreína Liendo, Cristina Sanoja, Judith Molina, Marta Piras, Romano Piras, Norma Perez, Patrick Wincker, and David Loebenberg Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1771-1777; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biologic Response Modifiers:

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Erythromycin Inhibits Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin 6 Production Induced by Heat-Killed Streptococcus pneumoniae in Whole Blood Marc J. Schultz, Peter Speelman, Sebastian Zaat, Sander J. H. van Deventer, and Tom van der Poll Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1605-1609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Trovafloxacin on Production of Cytokines by Human Monocytes Anis A. Khan, Teri R. Slifer, and Jack S. Remington Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1713-1717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Inhibitory Effect of Erythromycin on Superoxide Anion Production by Human Neutrophils Primed with Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Jun-ichi Kadota, Tetsuji Iwashita, Yuichi Matsubara, Yuji Ishimatsu, Michiko Yoshinaga, Koh Abe, and Shigeru Kohno Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1866-1867; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis to BAY 12-8039, Trovafloxacin, and Ciprofloxacin Jörg E. Hoppe, Axel Dalhoff, and Dietmar Pfründer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1868 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bactericidal Activities of Ceftizoxime and Cefotaxime against Streptococcus pneumoniae Ken B. Waites, Thomas Rivers;, and Richard Quintiliani Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. July 1998 42: 1869-1870; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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