Contents: November 2000, Volume 44, Issue 11        Minireviews        Experimental Therapeutics        Antiviral Agents        Pharmacology        Mechanisms of Action        Susceptibility        Mechanisms of Resistance        Chemistry; Biosynthesis        Biologic Response Modifiers        Letters        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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A Neutrophil-Derived Anti-Infective Molecule: Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein Ofer Levy Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2925-2931; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Fluconazole plus Cyclosporine: a Fungicidal Combination Effective against Experimental Endocarditis Due to Candida albicans O. Marchetti, J. M. Entenza, D. Sanglard, J. Bille, M. P. Glauser, and P. Moreillon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2932-2938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of LY333328 and Vancomycin Administered Alone or in Combination with Gentamicin against Three Strains of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in an In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Infection Model Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, George P. Allen, Ellie Hershberger, and Michael J. Rybak Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2991-2998; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activity of LY333328 Combined with Gentamicin In Vitro and in Rabbit Experimental Endocarditis Due to Vancomycin-Susceptible or -Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Agnès Lefort, Azzam Saleh-Mghir, Louis Garry, Claude Carbon, and Bruno Fantin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3017-3021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Therapeutic Efficacy of GAR-936, a Novel Glycylcycline, in a Rat Model of Experimental Endocarditis Timothy M. Murphy, Jacqueline M. Deitz, Peter J. Petersen, Susan M. Mikels, and William J. Weiss Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3022-3027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Efficacies of Terbinafine and Fluconazole in Treatment of Experimental Coccidioidal Meningitis in a Rabbit Model Kevin N. Sorensen, Raymond A. Sobel, Karl V. Clemons, Leilani Calderon, Kimberley J. Howell, Plomarz R. Irani, Demosthenes Pappagianis, Paul L. Williams, and David A. Stevens Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3087-3091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Rifalazil in a Combination Treatment Regimen as an Alternative to Isoniazid-Rifampin Therapy in a Mouse Tuberculosis Model Anne M. Lenaerts, Sharon E. Chase, and Michael H. Cynamon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3167-3168; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of an Intravenous Formulation of Itraconazole in Experimental Disseminated Aspergillus, Candida, and Cryptococcus Infections Frank C. Odds, Michel Oris, Pascal Van Dorsselaer, and Frans Van Gerven Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3180-3183; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thrombin-Induced Platelet Microbicidal Protein Susceptibility Phenotype Influences the Outcome of Oxacillin Prophylaxis and Therapy of Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis V. K. Dhawan, A. S. Bayer, and M. R. Yeaman Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3206-3209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Suppression of Posttreatment Recurrence of Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis in T-Cell-Deficient Mice by Oral Miltefosine Henry W. Murray Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3235-3236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Activities of Nucleosides and Nucleotides: Correlation with Molecular Electrostatic Potential Data Travis Mickle and Vasu Nair Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2939-2947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PMS-601, a New Platelet-Activating Factor Receptor Antagonist That Inhibits Human Immunodeficiency Virus Replication and Potentiates Zidovudine Activity in Macrophages M. Martin, N. Serradji, N. Dereuddre-Bosquet, G. Le Pavec, G. Fichet, A. Lamouri, F. Heymans, J. J. Godfroid, P. Clayette, and D. Dormont Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3150-3154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Delavirdine in Combination with Zidovudine in Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients: Evaluation of Efficacy and Emergence of Viral Resistance in a Randomized, Comparative Phase III Trial Véronique Joly, Mauro Moroni, Ercole Concia, Adriano Lazzarin, Bernard Hirschel, Josef Jost, Francesco Chiodo, Zvi Bentwich, W. Campbell Love, David A. Hawkins, Edmund G. L. Wilkins, Aritigas J. Gatell, Norbert Vetter, Cynthia Greenwald, William W. Freimuth, Wanda de Cian, and The M/3331/0013B Study Group Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3155-3157; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of a Cellulose Acetate Phthalate Topical Cream on Vaginal Transmission of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus in Rhesus Monkeys Kelledy H. Manson, Michael S. Wyand, Christopher Miller, and A. Robert Neurath Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3199-3202; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low Level of Cross-Resistance to Amprenavir (141W94) in Samples from Patients Pretreated with Other Protease Inhibitors Barbara Schmidt, Klaus Korn, Brigitte Moschik, Christiane Paatz, Klaus Überla, and Hauke Walter Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3213-3216; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Once-Daily Dosing in Dogs Optimizes Daptomycin Safety F. B. Oleson, Jr., C. L. Berman, J. B. Kirkpatrick, K. S. Regan, J.-J. Lai, and F. P. Tally Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2948-2953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Quantitation of Intracellular Zidovudine and Lamivudine Triphosphates in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals Jose F. Rodriguez, Jorge L. Rodriguez, Jorge Santana, Hermes García, and Osvaldo Rosario Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3097-3100; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Postantibiotic Leukocyte Enhancement of Meropenem against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Strains Andrea Novelli, Stefania Fallani, Maria Iris Cassetta, Silvia Conti, and Teresita Mazzei Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3174-3176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Contribution of Dithiol Ligands to In Vitro and In Vivo Trypanocidal Activities of Dithiaarsanes and Investigation of Ligand Exchange in an Aqueous Solution Philippe M. Loiseau, Patrick Lubert, and Jean-Gerard Wolf Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2954-2961; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stages of Polymyxin B Interaction with the Escherichia coli Cell Envelope Rimantas Daugelavicius, Elena Bakiene, and Dennis H. Bamford Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2969-2978; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Action of the Proton Pump Inhibitor Rabeprazole and Its Thioether Derivative against the Motility of Helicobacter pylori Nanako Tsutsui, Ikue Taneike, Tatsuki Ohara, Satoshi Goshi, Seiichi Kojio, Nobuhiro Iwakura, Hiroyuki Matsumaru, Noriko Wakisaka-Saito, Hui-Min Zhang, and Tatsuo Yamamoto Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3069-3073; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evernimicin (SCH27899) Inhibits a Novel Ribosome Target Site: Analysis of 23S Ribosomal DNA Mutants Peter V. Adrian, Cara Mendrick, David Loebenberg, Paul McNicholas, Karen J. Shaw, Keith P. Klugman, Roberta S. Hare, and Todd A. Black Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3101-3106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potent Antipneumococcal Activity of Gemifloxacin Is Associated with Dual Targeting of Gyrase and Topoisomerase IV, an In Vivo Target Preference for Gyrase, and Enhanced Stabilization of Cleavable Complexes In Vitro Victoria J. Heaton, Jane E. Ambler, and L. Mark Fisher Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3112-3117; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological Cost of AmpC Production for Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium M. I. Morosini, J. A. Ayala, F. Baquero, J. L. Martínez, and J. Blázquez Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3137-3143; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Activities of Clinafloxacin, Gatifloxacin, Gemifloxacin, and Trovafloxacin against Recent Clinical Isolates of Levofloxacin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae J. H. Jorgensen, L. M. Weigel, J. M. Swenson, C. G. Whitney, M. J. Ferraro, and F. C. Tenover Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2962-2968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activity of the New Ketolide Telithromycin Compared with Those of Macrolides against Streptococcus pyogenes: Influences of Resistance Mechanisms and Methodological Factors Pascale Bemer-Melchior, Marie-Emmanuelle Juvin, Sandrine Tassin, Andre Bryskier, Gian Carlo Schito, and Henri-B. Drugeon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2999-3002; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Comparative In Vitro Surveillance Study of Gemifloxacin Activities against 2,632 Recent Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from across Europe, North America, and South America D. J. Hoban, S. K. Bouchillon, J. A. Karlowsky, J. L. Johnson, D. L. Butler, L. A. Miller, J. A. Poupard, and The Gemifloxacin Surveillance Study Research Group Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3008-3011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Efficacy of Nikkomycin Z against the Human Isolate of the Microsporidian Species Encephalitozoon hellem Elisa Bigliardi, Anna Maria Bernuzzi, Silvia Corona, Simonetta Gatti, Massimo Scaglia, and Luciano Sacchi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3012-3016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Synergistic Effects of Double and Triple Combinations of -Lactams, Vancomycin, and Netilmicin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Stéphanie Rochon-Edouard, Martine Pestel-Caron, Jean-François Lemeland, and François Caron Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3055-3060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flow Cytometric Detection of Leishmania Parasites in Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages: Application to Antileishmanial-Drug Testing C. Di Giorgio, O. Ridoux, F. Delmas, N. Azas, M. Gasquet, and P. Timon-David Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3074-3078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gametocytocidal Activity and Synergistic Interactions of Riboflavin with Standard Antimalarial Drugs against Growth of Plasmodium falciparum In Vitro Thomas Akompong, Saliha Eksi, Kim Williamson, and Kasturi Haldar Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3107-3111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Mycobacterium marinum Alexandra Aubry, Vincent Jarlier, Sylvie Escolano, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, and Emmanuelle Cambau Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3133-3136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RNA Polymerase Inhibitors with Activity against Rifampin-Resistant Mutants of Staphylococcus aureus Alexander O'Neill, Brunello Oliva, Christopher Storey, Anthony Hoyle, Colin Fishwick, and Ian Chopra Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3163-3166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Emerging Ciprofloxacin Resistance in The Netherlands, 1991 to 1998 Albert J. de Neeling, Marga van Santen-Verheuvel, Joke Spaargaren, and Rob J. L. Willems Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3184-3185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Capnocytophaga Isolates to -Lactam Antibiotics and -Lactamase Inhibitors Anne Jolivet-Gougeon, Anne Buffet, Cécile Dupuy, Jean-Louis Sixou, Martine Bonnaure-Mallet, Sandrine David, and Michel Cormier Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3186-3188; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Penetration and Activity of Gemifloxacin in Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes Isabel García, Alvaro Pascual, Sofía Ballesta, Providencia Joyanes, and Evelio J. Perea Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3193-3195; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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Genetic Diversity of the tet(M) Gene in Tetracycline-Resistant Clonal Lineages of Streptococcus pneumoniae Neil Doherty, Krzysztof Trzcinski, Paul Pickerill, Piotr Zawadzki, and Christopher G. Dowson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2979-2984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of Azole Resistance in the Darlington Strain of Candida albicans Hiroshi Kakeya, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Haruko Miyazaki, Katherine Nyswaner, Brian Grimberg, and John E. Bennett Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 2985-2990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Biochemical Characterization of the VIM-1 Metallo--Lactamase Nicola Franceschini, Berardo Caravelli, Jean-Denis Docquier, Moreno Galleni, Jean-Marie Frère, Gianfranco Amicosante, and Gian Maria Rossolini Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3003-3007; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Metallo--Lactamases from Chryseobacterium (Flavobacterium) indologenes Samuel Bellais, Laurent Poirel, Sophie Leotard, Thierry Naas, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3028-3034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SME-Type Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Class A -Lactamases from Geographically Diverse Serratia marcescens Strains Anne Marie Queenan, Carlos Torres-Viera, Howard S. Gold, Yehuda Carmeli, George M. Eliopoulos, Robert C. Moellering, Jr., John P. Quinn, Janet Hindler, Antone A. Medeiros, and Karen Bush Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3035-3039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Contributions of Type II Topoisomerase Mutations and Efflux to Levels of Resistance Darrin J. Bast, Donald E. Low, Carla L. Duncan, Laurie Kilburn, Lionel A. Mandell, Ross J. Davidson, and Joyce C. S. de Azavedo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3049-3054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Class A Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase (BES-1) in Serratia marcescens Isolated in Brazil R. Bonnet, J. L. M. Sampaio, C. Chanal, D. Sirot, C. De Champs, J. L. Viallard, R. Labia, and J. Sirot Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3061-3068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of SmeDEF, a Novel Multidrug Efflux Pump from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Ana Alonso and José L. Martínez Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3079-3086; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression and Characterization of Recombinant Human-Derived Pneumocystis carinii Dihydrofolate Reductase Liang Ma and Joseph A. Kovacs Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3092-3096; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for an Efflux Pump Mediating Multiple Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Laura J. V. Piddock, David G. White, Karl Gensberg, Lilian Pumbwe, and Deborah J. Griggs Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3118-3121; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glycopeptide Susceptibility Profiles of Staphylococcus haemolyticus Bloodstream Isolates Francesca Biavasco, Carla Vignaroli, Raffaella Lazzarini, and Pietro E. Varaldo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3122-3126; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mouse-Colonizing Helicobacter pylori SS1 Is Unusually Susceptible to Metronidazole Due to Two Complementary Reductase Activities Jin-Yong Jeong and Douglas E. Berg Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3127-3132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ACI-1 from Acidaminococcus fermentans: Characterization of the First -Lactamase in Anaerobic Cocci J. C. Galán, M. Reig, A. Navas, F. Baquero, and J. Blázquez Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3144-3149; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleotide Sequence of the Chromosomal ampC Gene of Enterobacter aerogenes Karen E. Preston, Christopher C. A. Radomski, and Richard A. Venezia Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3158-3162; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A 1998 Survey of Extended-Spectrum -Lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae in France C. De Champs, D. Sirot, C. Chanal, R. Bonnet, J. Sirot, and the French Study Group Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3177-3179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Flavophospholipol and Vancomycin on Conjugational Transfer of Vancomycin Resistance Plasmids Sabine Riedl, Knut Ohlsen, Guido Werner, Wolfgang Witte, and Jörg Hacker Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3189-3192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance to Multiple Fluoroquinolones in a Clinical Isolate of Streptococcus pyogenes: Identification of gyrA and parC and Specification of Point Mutations Associated with Resistance S. Steve Yan, Melissa L. Fox, Steven M. Holland, Frida Stock, Vee J. Gill, and Daniel P. Fedorko Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3196-3198; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Tetracycline-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Helicobacter pylori Dong H. Kwon, J. J. Kim, M. Lee, Y. Yamaoka, M. Kato, M. S. Osato, F. A. K. El-Zaatari, and David Y. Graham Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3203-3205; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance to Methotrexate Due to AcrAB-Dependent Export from Escherichia coli Stephan J. Kopytek, John C. D. Dyer, Gwendowlyn S. Knapp, and James C. Hu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3210-3212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterogeneity of AmpC Cephalosporinases of Hafnia alvei Clinical Isolates Expressing Inducible or Constitutive Ceftazidime Resistance Phenotypes Delphine Girlich, Thierry Naas, Samuel Bellais, Laurent Poirel, Amal Karim, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3220-3223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of vanG, a Novel Vancomycin Resistance Locus of Enterococcus faecalis Stuart J. McKessar, Anne M. Berry, Jan M. Bell, John D. Turnidge, and James C. Paton Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3224-3228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Resistance to Ciprofloxacin, Rifampin, and Mupirocin in Methicillin-Susceptible and -Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Franz-Josef Schmitz, Ad C. Fluit, Dieter Hafner, Andreas Beeck, Mirella Perdikouli, Mechthild Boos, Sybille Scheuring, Jan Verhoef, Karl Köhrer, and Christof Von Eiff Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3229-3231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Updated Sequence Information and Proposed Nomenclature for blaTEM Genes and Their Promoters V. Leflon-Guibout, B. Heym, and M.-H. Nicolas-Chanoine Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3232-3234; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

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Identification of the Coumermycin A1 Biosynthetic Gene Cluster of Streptomyces rishiriensis DSM 40489 Zhao-Xin Wang, Shu-Ming Li, and Lutz Heide Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3040-3048; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biologic Response Modifiers:

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Protection against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Death by Fluoroquinolones Anis A. Khan, Teri R. Slifer, Fausto G. Araujo, Yasuhiro Suzuki, and Jack S. Remington Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3169-3173; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Ceftazidime on Systemic Cytokine Concentrations in Rats Khalid M. Alkharfy, John A. Kellum, Reginald F. Frye, and Gary R. Matzke Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3217-3219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Differences in Sensitivity to PA-1806 among Iron Transport Mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Compared to Escherichia coli William R. Schwan, Lynn Barker, and Linnea L. Brody Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3237-3238; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Isolation of a CTX-M-3-Producing Enterobacter cloacae in France Florence Doucet-Populaire, J. C. Ghnassia, R. Bonnet, and J. Sirot Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3239-3240; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Characterization of a Macrolide 2'-Phosphotransferase from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolate Akio Nakamura, Izumi Miyakozawa, Kyoko Nakazawa, Koji O'Hara, and Tetsuo Sawai Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3241-3242; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assumed versus Approved Breakpoints David A. Preston, Mark R. Turnak, Michael R. Jacobs, Peter C. Appelbaum, George G. Zhanel, Donald E. Low, and William Craig Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3243-3245; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Letter to the Editor: Diminished Killing of Pneumococci by Pristinamycin Demonstrated by Time-Kill Studies Laurent Schlegel, Geneviève Sissia, Annick Frémaux, and Pierre Geslin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3246 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Respiratory Tract Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Results of a Canadian National Surveillance Study George G. Zhanel, James A. Karlowsky, Lorraine Palatnick, Laverne Vercaigne, Donald E. Low, The Canadian Respiratory Infection Study Group, and Daryl J. Hoban Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. November 2000 44: 3247 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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