Contents: September 1999, Volume 43, Issue 9        Minireviews        Antiviral Agents        Pharmacology        Mechanisms of Resistance        Experimental Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Action        Biologic Response Modifiers        Chemistry; Biosynthesis        Clinical Therapeutics        Susceptibility        Letters Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Antibiotic Resistance in Listeria spp. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Patrice Courvalin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2103-2108; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Activity of Pleconaril against Enteroviruses Daniel C. Pevear, Tina M. Tull, Martin E. Seipel, and James M. Groarke Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2109-2115; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitation of Intracellular Triphosphate of Emtricitabine in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Albert Darque, Gilles Valette, Frank Rousseau, Laurene H. Wang, Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, and Xiao-Jian Zhou Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2245-2250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Characterization and Quantitation of the Pharmacodynamics of Fluconazole in a Neutropenic Murine Disseminated Candidiasis Infection Model D. Andes and M. van Ogtrop Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2116-2120; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mononuclear and Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Dispositions of Clarithromycin and Azithromycin in AIDS Patients Requiring Mycobacterium avium Complex Prophylaxis Khanh Q. Bui, JoCarol McNabb, Chonghua Li, Charles H. Nightingale, and David P. Nicolau Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2302-2304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of High-Dose and Extended-Interval Regimens of Levofloxacin in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Stephen C. Piscitelli, Katherine Spooner, Barbara Baird, Andrew T. Chow, Cynthia L. Fowler, Rex R. Williams, Jaya Natarajan, Henry Masur, and Robert E. Walker Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2323-2327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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Characterization of fmtA, a Gene That Modulates the Expression of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, Kouji Ohta, Harald Labischinski, Motoyuki Sugai, and Hidekazu Suginaka Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2121-2125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Studies of Mutations in Animal Isolates and Experimental In Vitro- and In Vivo-Selected Mutants of Salmonella spp. Suggest a Counterselection of Highly Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Strains in the Field Etienne Giraud, Anne Brisabois, Jean-Louis Martel, and Elisabeth Chaslus-Dancla Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2131-2137; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence and Mechanisms of Macrolide Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Group A Streptococci from Ontario, Canada J. C. S. De Azavedo, R. H. Yeung, D. J. Bast, C. L. Duncan, S. B. Borgia, and D. E. Low Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2144-2147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfonamide Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Campylobacter jejuni: Mutational Changes in the Chromosomal Dihydropteroate Synthase Amera Gibreel and Ola Sköld Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2156-2160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VanE, a New Type of Acquired Glycopeptide Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis BM4405 Marguerite Fines, Bruno Perichon, Peter Reynolds, Daniel F. Sahm, and Patrice Courvalin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2161-2164; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of a Chryseobacterium (Flavobacterium) meningosepticum Chromosomal Gene (blaACME) Encoding an Extended-Spectrum Class A -Lactamase Related to the Bacteroides Cephalosporinases and the VEB-1 and PER -Lactamases Gian Maria Rossolini, Nicola Franceschini, Laura Lauretti, Berardo Caravelli, Maria Letizia Riccio, Moreno Galleni, Jean-Marie Frère, and Gianfranco Amicosante Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2193-2199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low-Dose Treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Combinations Selects for Drug-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Strains Jürgen F. J. Kun, Leopold G. Lehman, Bertrand Lell, Ruprecht Schmidt-Ott, and Peter G. Kremsner Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2205-2208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterococci with Glycopeptide Resistance in Turkeys, Turkey Farmers, Turkey Slaughterers, and (Sub)Urban Residents in the South of The Netherlands: Evidence for Transmission of Vancomycin Resistance from Animals to Humans? Ellen Stobberingh, Anthony van den Bogaard, Nancy London, Christel Driessen, Janetta Top, and Rob Willems Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2215-2221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Introduction of a norA Promoter Region Mutation into the Chromosome of a Fluoroquinolone-Susceptible Strain of Staphylococcus aureus Using Plasmid Integration Glenn W. Kaatz, Susan M. Seo, and Timothy J. Foster Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2222-2224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Expansions of the Gene Encoding Dihydropteroate Synthase in Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Thanugarani Padayachee and Keith P. Klugman Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2225-2230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Pyrazinamide Resistance, Loss of Pyrazinamidase Activity, and Mutations in the pncA Locus in Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis M. Mestdagh, P. A. Fonteyne, L. Realini, R. Rossau, G. Jannes, W. Mijs, K. A. L. De Smet, F. Portaels, and E. Van den Eeckhout Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2317-2319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Analysis of Rifapentine for Preventive Therapy in the Cornell Mouse Model of Latent Tuberculosis Eishi Miyazaki, Richard E. Chaisson, and William R. Bishai Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2126-2130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal Activity of LY303366, a Novel Echinocandin B, in Experimental Disseminated Candidiasis in Rabbits Ruta Petraitiene, Vidmantas Petraitis, Andreas H. Groll, Myrna Candelario, Tin Sein, Aaron Bell, Caron A. Lyman, Carl L. McMillian, John Bacher, and Thomas J. Walsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2148-2155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacious Treatment of Experimental Leishmaniasis with Amphotericin B-Arabinogalactan Water-Soluble Derivatives Jacob Golenser, Shoshana Frankenburg, Tirtsa Ehrenfreund, and Abraham J. Domb Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2209-2214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synergistic Effect of Clindamycin and Atovaquone in Acute Murine Toxoplasmosis Olgica Djurkovic-Djakovic, Tatjana Nikolic, Florence Robert-Gangneux, Branko Bobic, and Aleksandra Nikolic Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2240-2244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxfendazole Treatment of Sheep with Naturally Acquired Hydatid Disease Erica L. Dueger, Pedro L. Moro, and Robert H. Gilman Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2263-2267; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Escherichia coli-Induced Meningitis by Carboxyfullerence Nina Tsao, Puthuparampil P. Kanakamma, Tien-Yau Luh, Chen-Kung Chou, and Huan-Yao Lei Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2273-2277; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Effects of Enrofloxacin on Porcine Phagocytic Function E. J. Schoevers, L. A. M. G. van Leengoed, J. H. M. Verheijden, and T. A. Niewold Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2138-2143; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Structural Gene for Microcin H47 Encodes a Peptide Precursor with Antibiotic Activity Eliana Rodríguez, Carina Gaggero, and Magela Laviña Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2176-2182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Histatin 3-Mediated Killing of Candida albicans: Effect of Extracellular Salt Concentration on Binding and Internalization Yanying Xu, Indu Ambudkar, Hisako Yamagishi, William Swaim, Thomas J. Walsh, and Brian C. O'Connell Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2256-2262; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of Fluoroquinolones against Antibiotic-Resistant Blood Culture Isolates of Viridans Group Streptococci from across Canada J. C. S. de Azavedo, L. Trpeski, S. Pong-Porter, S. Matsumura, The Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network, and D. E. Low Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2299-2301; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein Inhibits Growth of a Strain of Acholeplasma laidlawii and L Forms of the Gram-Positive Bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes Arnold H. Horwitz, Robert E. Williams, Pei-Syan Liu, and Rossana Nadell Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2314-2316; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biologic Response Modifiers:

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Effects of the Hematoregulatory Peptide SK&F 107647 Alone and in Combination with Amphotericin B against Disseminated Candidiasis in Persistently Neutropenic Rabbits Caron A. Lyman, Corina Gonzalez, Mark Schneider, James Lee, and Thomas J. Walsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2165-2169; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Azole Derivative of 1,4-Benzothiazine Increases the Antifungal Mechanisms of Natural Effector Cells Lucia Pitzurra, Renata Fringuelli, Stefano Perito, Fausto Schiaffella, Roberta Barluzzi, Francesco Bistoni, and Anna Vecchiarelli Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2170-2175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunomodulation of Pneumococcal Pulmonary Infection with NG-Monomethyl-L-Arginine Yves Bergeron, Nathalie Ouellet, Marie Simard, Martin Olivier, and Michel G. Bergeron Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2283-2290; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Cefodizime on Pulmonary Inflammatory Response to Heat-Killed Klebsiella pneumoniae in Mice Yves Bergeron, Anne-Marie Deslauriers, Nathalie Ouellet, Marie-Christine Gauthier, and Michel G. Bergeron Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2291-2294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cefoperazone Prevents the Inactivation of 1-Antitrypsin by Activated Neutrophils Franco Dallegri, Patrizia Dapino, Nicoletta Arduino, Maria Bertolotto, and Luciano Ottonello Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2307-2310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

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The Genes degQ, pps, and lpa-8 (sfp) Are Responsible for Conversion of Bacillus subtilis 168 to Plipastatin Production Kenji Tsuge, Takashi Ano, Mitsuyo Hirai, Yoshiyuki Nakamura, and Makoto Shoda Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2183-2192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of an Antibiotic-Lock Technique for Prevention of Gram-Positive Central Venous Catheter-Related Infection in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer Jordi Carratalà, Jordi Niubó, Alberto Fernández-Sevilla, Eulalia Juvé, Xavier Castellsagué, Juan Berlanga, Josefina Liñares, and Francesc Gudiol Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2200-2204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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In Vitro Activity of Gemifloxacin (SB 265805) against Anaerobes Ellie J. C. Goldstein, Diane M. Citron, Yumi Warren, Kerin Tyrrell, and C. Vreni Merriam Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2231-2235; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of BMS-207147 against Over 600 Contemporary Clinical Bloodstream Isolates of Candida Species from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program in North America and Latin America D. J. Diekema, M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, A. Houston, R. J. Hollis, G. V. Doern, R. N. Jones, and The SENTRY PARTICIPANTS GROUP Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2236-2239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Bacteroides fragilis following Sparfloxacin Exposure M. L. Peterson, L. B. Hovde, D. H. Wright, A. D. Hoang, J. K. Raddatz, P. J. Boysen, and J. C. Rotschafer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2251-2255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of Azithromycin and Ofloxacin against Chlamydia pneumoniae in a Continuous-Infection Model Andrei Kutlin, Patricia M. Roblin, and Margaret R. Hammerschlag Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2268-2272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Incidence of Quinolone Resistance Over the Period 1986 to 1998 in Veterinary Salmonella Isolates from Germany Burkhard Malorny, Andreas Schroeter, and Reiner Helmuth Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2278-2282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Clinafloxacin, Alone and in Combination with Other Compounds, against 45 Gram-Positive and -Negative Organisms for Which Clinafloxacin MICs Are High Catherine L. Clark, Michael R. Jacobs, and Peter C. Appelbaum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2295-2298; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of In Vitro Antimicrosporidian Activity of Thalidomide Olivier Ridoux and Michel Drancourt Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2305-2306; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Chlamydia trachomatis Using a Reverse Transcriptase PCR-Based Method N. A. Cross, D. J. Kellock, G. R. Kinghorn, M. Taraktchoglou, E. Bataki, K. M. Oxley, P. M. Hawkey, and A. Eley Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2311-2313; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of New Antimicrobial Agents (Trovafloxacin, Moxifloxacin, Sanfetrinem, and Quinupristin-Dalfopristin) against Bacteroides fragilis Group: Comparison with the Activities of 14 Other Agents Carmen Betriu, María Gómez, M. Luisa Palau, Ana Sánchez, and Juan J. Picazo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2320-2322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of Strychnos Alkaloids and Extracts against Plasmodium falciparum Michel Frederich, Marie-Pierre Hayette, Monique Tits, Patrick De Mol, and Luc Angenot Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2328-2331; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Aminoglycoside and Macrolide Resistance in Burkholderia pseudomallei Andrew J. H. Simpson, Nicholas J. White, and Vanaporn Wuthiekanun Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2332 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanisms of Quinolone Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Shigella dysenteriae Jasimuddin Ahamed, Jayanti Gangopadhyay, Manikuntala Kundu, and Ajay K. Sinha Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2333-2334; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Incidence of mefA and mefE Genes in Viridans Group Streptococci Corinne Arpin, Marie-Hélène Canron, Jeannette Maugein, and Claudine Quentin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2335-2336; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of E Test to Microdilution for Determining In Vitro Activities of Antibiotics against Brucella melitensis D. Gür, S. Kocagöz, M. Akova, and S. Unal Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. September 1999 43: 2337 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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