Contents: December 2001, Volume 45, Issue 12        Mechanisms of Resistance        Susceptibility        Experimental Therapeutics        Pharmacology        Mechanisms of Action        Antiviral Agents        Analytical Procedures        Clinical Therapeutics        Letters        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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Binding Properties of a Peptide Derived from -Lactamase Inhibitory Protein Gary W. Rudgers, Wanzhi Huang, and Timothy Palzkill Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3279-3286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Systematic Analysis of a Conserved Region of the Aminoglycoside 6'-N-Acetyltransferase Type Ib Ali Shmara, Natalia Weinsetel, Ken J. Dery, Ramona Chavideh, and Marcelo E. Tolmasky Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3287-3292; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A MATE Family Multidrug Efflux Transporter Pumps out Fluoroquinolones in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Shin Miyamae, Ohmi Ueda, Fuminobu Yoshimura, Jaiweon Hwang, Yoshinobu Tanaka, and Hiroshi Nikaido Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3341-3346; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase That Hydrolyzes Ceftazidime through a Single Amino Acid Substitution in the Omega Loop Laurent Poirel, Thierry Naas, Isabelle Le Thomas, Amal Karim, Edouard Bingen, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3355-3361; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Expression of Candida albicans Drug Efflux Pump Cdr1p in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain Deficient in Membrane Transporters Kenjirou Nakamura, Masakazu Niimi, Kyoko Niimi, Ann R. Holmes, Jenine E. Yates, Anabelle Decottignies, Brian C. Monk, Andre Goffeau, and Richard D. Cannon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3366-3374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division-Type Efflux Pump Involved in Aminoglycoside Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Strain BM4454 Sophie Magnet, Patrice Courvalin, and Thierry Lambert Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3375-3380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intrinsic Resistance of Mycobacterium smegmatis to Fluoroquinolones May Be Influenced by New Pentapeptide Protein MfpA Clemente Montero, Guaniri Mateu, Rosalva Rodriguez, and Howard Takiff Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3387-3392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

MDR1-Mediated Drug Resistance in Candida dubliniensis Stephanie Wirsching, Gary P. Moran, Derek J. Sullivan, David C. Coleman, and Joachim Morschhäuser Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3416-3421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Mutants Isolated via Exposure to Nonfluorinated Quinolones: Detection of Known and Unique Mutations Siddhartha Roychoudhury, Tracy L. Twinem, Kelly M. Makin, Mark A. Nienaber, Chuiying Li, Timothy W. Morris, Benoit Ledoussal, and Carl E. Catrenich Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3422-3426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SmeDEF Multidrug Efflux Pump Contributes to Intrinsic Multidrug Resistance in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Li Zhang, Xian-Zhi Li, and Keith Poole Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3497-3503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence and Mechanisms of Macrolide Resistance in Invasive and Noninvasive Group B Streptococcus Isolates from Ontario, Canada Joyce C. S. de Azavedo, Mary McGavin, Carla Duncan, Donald E. Low, and Allison McGeer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3504-3508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of OXA-29 from Legionella (Fluoribacter) gormanii: Molecular Class D -Lactamase with Unusual Properties Nicola Franceschini, Letizia Boschi, Simona Pollini, Raphaël Herman, Mariagrazia Perilli, Moreno Galleni, Jean-Marie Frère, Gianfranco Amicosante, and Gian Maria Rossolini Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3509-3516; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analyses of Mutations Contributing to Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae L. M. Weigel, G. J. Anderson, R. R. Facklam, and F. C. Tenover Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3517-3523; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Target Preference of 15 Quinolones against Staphylococcus aureus, Based on Antibacterial Activities and Target Inhibition Masaya Takei, Hideyuki Fukuda, Ryuta Kishii, and Masaki Hosaka Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3544-3547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene yerP, Involved in Surfactin Self-Resistance in Bacillus subtilis Kenji Tsuge, Yuichiro Ohata, and Makoto Shoda Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3566-3573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of emeA, a norA Homolog and Multidrug Resistance Efflux Pump, in Enterococcus faecalis Brandie M. Jonas, Barbara E. Murray, and George M. Weinstock Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3574-3579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TEM-89 -Lactamase Produced by a Proteus mirabilis Clinical Isolate: New Complex Mutant (CMT 3) with Mutations in both TEM-59 (IRT-17) and TEM-3 Catherine Neuwirth, Stephanie Madec, Eliane Siebor, Andre Pechinot, Jean-Marie Duez, Michele Pruneaux, Martine Fouchereau-Peron, Antoine Kazmierczak, and Roger Labia Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3591-3594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Chromosomally Encoded Extended-Spectrum Class A -Lactamase from Kluyvera cryocrescens Jean W. Decousser, Laurent Poirel, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3595-3598; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outbreak of Cefozopran (Penicillin, Oral Cephems, and Aztreonam)-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Japan Tetsuro Muratani, Soichiro Akasaka, Tomoko Kobayashi, Yoji Yamada, Hisato Inatomi, Koichi Takahashi, and Tetsuro Matsumoto Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3603-3606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chloramphenicol-Sensitive Escherichia coli Strain Expressing the Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase (cat) Gene Joanna Potrykus and Grzegorz Wegrzyn Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3610-3612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonculture Prediction of Neisseria meningitidis Susceptibility to Penicillin Aude Antignac, Jean-Michel Alonso, and Muhamed-Kheir Taha Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3625-3628; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium leprae from Patients with Leprosy Shinji Maeda, Masanori Matsuoka, Noboru Nakata, Masanori Kai, Yumi Maeda, Ken Hashimoto, Hiroaki Kimura, Kazuo Kobayashi, and Yoshiko Kashiwabara Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3635-3639; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Expression of Cephamycinase blaCMY Genes in Escherichia coli and Salmonella Isolates from Food Animals and Ground Meat Shaohua Zhao, David G. White, Patrick F. McDermott, Sharon Friedman, Linda English, Sherry Ayers, Jianghong Meng, John J Maurer, Robert Holland, and Robert D. Walker Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3647-3650; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolution of TEM-Related Extended-Spectrum -Lactamases in Korea Hyunjoo Pai, Hoan-Jong Lee, Eun-Hwa Choi, Jungmin Kim, and George A. Jacoby Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3651-3653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Dicyclic and Tricyclic Diaminopyrimidine Derivatives as Potent Inhibitors of Cryptosporidium parvum Dihydrofolate Reductase: Structure-Activity and Structure-Selectivity Correlations Richard G. Nelson and Andre Rosowsky Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3293-3303; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synergy, Pharmacodynamics, and Time-Sequenced Ultrastructural Changes of the Interaction between Nikkomycin Z and the Echinocandin FK463 against Aspergillus fumigatus Christine C. Chiou, Nikolaos Mavrogiorgos, Elizabeth Tillem, Richard Hector, and Thomas J. Walsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3310-3321; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fractional Maximal Effect Method for In Vitro Synergy between Amoxicillin and Ceftriaxone and between Vancomycin and Ceftriaxone against Enterococcus faecalis and Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Norbert Desbiolles, Lionel Piroth, Catherine Lequeu, Catherine Neuwirth, Henri Portier, and Pascal Chavanet Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3328-3333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of 1,684 Streptococcus pneumoniae and 2,039 Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates and Their Ecological Relationships: Results of a 1-Year (1998-1999) Multicenter Surveillance Study in Spain E. Pérez-Trallero, C. Fernández-Mazarrasa, C. García-Rey, E. Bouza, L. Aguilar, J. García-de-Lomas, and F. Baquero Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3334-3340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Prevalence of Inducible Erythromycin Resistance among Streptococcus bovis Isolates in Taiwan Lee-Jene Teng, Po-Ren Hsueh, Shen-Wu Ho, and Kwen-Tay Luh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3362-3365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of Two Antimitotic Compounds, Pancratistatin and 7-Deoxynarciclasine, against Encephalitozoon intestinalis, a Microsporidium Causing Infections in Humans Meryem Ouarzane-Amara, Jean-François Franetich, Dominique Mazier, George R. Pettit, Laurent Meijer, Christian Doerig, and Isabelle Desportes-Livage Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3409-3415; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

P-113D, an Antimicrobial Peptide Active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Retains Activity in the Presence of Sputum from Cystic Fibrosis Patients Umadevi S. Sajjan, Linh T. Tran, Nuria Sole, Christopher Rovaldi, Alan Akiyama, Phillip M. Friden, Janet F. Forstner, and David M. Rothstein Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3437-3444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Measurement of Effects of Antibiotics in Bioluminescent Staphylococcus aureus RN4220 Mervi Tenhami, Kaisa Hakkila, and Matti Karp Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3456-3461; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cefepime, Piperacillin-Tazobactam, and the Inoculum Effect in Tests with Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Kenneth S. Thomson and Ellen Smith Moland Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3548-3554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities and Postantifungal Effects of the Potent Dolastatin 10 Derivative Auristatin PHE Tanja Woyke, George R. Pettit, Günther Winkelmann, and Robin K. Pettit Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3580-3584; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Clinical Isolates of Bordetella pertussis from Northern California: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program Kelley A. Gordon, Judy Fusco, Douglas J. Biedenbach, Michael A. Pfaller, and Ronald N. Jones Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3599-3600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Antibacterial Activities of AF 3013, the Active Metabolite of Prulifloxacin, against Nosocomial and Community Italian Isolates Maria Pia Montanari, Marina Mingoia, and Pietro Emanuele Varaldo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3616-3622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Group B Streptococci Isolated from Patients with Invasive Disease: 10-Year Perspective David R. Murdoch and L. Barth Reller Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3623-3624; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activity of PNU-100766 (Linezolid), a New Oxazolidinone Antimicrobial, against Nocardia brasiliensis Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Alejandra Gómez-Flores, Wendy G. Escalante-Fuentes, and Oliverio Welsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3629-3630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of a New Ketolide, ABT-773, against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Positive Cocci Kavindra V. Singh, Kumthorn Malathum, and Barbara E. Murray Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3640-3643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Green Fluorescent Protein as a Marker for Effects of Antileishmanial Compounds In Vitro Sarah W. Kamau, Felix Grimm, and Adrian B. Hehl Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3654-3656; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Antifungal Activities of Two New Azasordarins, GW471552 and GW471558, in Experimental Models of Oral and Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Immunosuppressed Rats Antonio Martinez, Santiago Ferrer, Inmaculada Santos, Elena Jimenez, John Sparrowe, Javier Regadera, Federico Gomez De Las Heras, and Domingo Gargallo-Viola Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3304-3309; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Ravuconazole in Treatment of Mucosal Candidosis in SCID Mice Karl V. Clemons and David A. Stevens Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3433-3436; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effectiveness of Once-Weekly Rifapentine and Moxifloxacin Regimens against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Mice Nacer Lounis, Abdelhalim Bentoucha, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Baohong Ji, Richard J. O'Brien, Andrew Vernon, Giorgio Roscigno, and Jacques Grosset Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3482-3486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence of Less Severe Aortic Valve Destruction after Treatment of Experimental Staphylococcal Endocarditis with Vancomycin and Dexamethasone Peter Siaperas, Angelos Pefanis, Dimitrios Iliopoulos, Ioannis Katsarolis, Aspassia Kyroudi-Voulgari, Ismini Donta, Panayiotis Karayiannakos, and Helen Giamarellou Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3531-3537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacies of Vesicular and Free Sodium Stibogluconate Formulations against Clinical Isolates of Leishmania donovani K. C. Carter, A. B. Mullen, S. Sundar, and R. T. Kenney Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3555-3559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Action of Deferoxamine against Pneumocystis carinii Allen B. Clarkson, Jr., David Turkel-Parrella, Jonathan H. Williams, Lung Chi Chen, Terry Gordon, and Salim Merali Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3560-3565; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hyperbaric Oxygen as an Adjunct in Zygomycosis: Randomized Controlled Trial in a Murine Model Diana Marie Barratt, Keith Van Meter, Philip Asmar, Terry Nolan, Chris Trahan, Lisardo Garcia-Covarrubias, and Stephen E. Metzinger Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3601-3602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Compartmental Pharmacokinetics and Tissue Distribution of the Antifungal Echinocandin Lipopeptide Micafungin (FK463) in Rabbits Andreas H. Groll, Diana Mickiene, Vidmantas Petraitis, Ruta Petraitiene, Khalid H. Ibrahim, Stephen C. Piscitelli, Ihor Bekersky, and Thomas J. Walsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3322-3327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetic Interactions between Nelfinavir and 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitors Atorvastatin and Simvastatin Poe-Hirr Hsyu, Melissa D. Schultz-Smith, James H. Lillibridge, Ronald H. Lewis, and Bradley M. Kerr Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3445-3450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Lansoprazole and Amoxicillin on Uptake of [14C]Clarithromycin into Gastric Tissue in Rats Hiromi Endo, Hideo Yoshida, Naoko Ohmi, and Shohei Higuchi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3451-3455; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Endotoxin on P-Glycoprotein-Mediated Biliary and Renal Excretion of Rhodamine-123 in Rats Hideyuki Ando, Yuki Nishio, Katsuki Ito, Akimasa Nakao, Li Wang, Ying Lan Zhao, Kiyoyuki Kitaichi, Kenzo Takagi, and Takaaki Hasegawa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3462-3467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population Pharmacokinetics and Use of Monte Carlo Simulation To Evaluate Currently Recommended Dosing Regimens of Ciprofloxacin in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Megan J. Montgomery, Paul M. Beringer, Amir Aminimanizani, Stan G. Louie, Bertrand J. Shapiro, Roger Jelliffe, and Mark A. Gill Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3468-3473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Safety, Tolerance, and Pharmacokinetics of High-Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome) in Patients Infected with Aspergillus Species and Other Filamentous Fungi: Maximum Tolerated Dose Study Thomas J. Walsh, Jesse L. Goodman, Peter Pappas, Ihor Bekersky, Donald N. Buell, Maureen Roden, John Barrett, and Elias J. Anaissie Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3487-3496; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Urinary Excretion and Bactericidal Activities of Gemifloxacin and Ofloxacin after a Single Oral Dose in Healthy Volunteers Christoph K. Naber, Michaela Hammer, Martina Kinzig-Schippers, Christian Sauber, Fritz Sörgel, Elizabeth A. Bygate, Amanda J. Fairless, Konstanze Machka, and Kurt G. Naber Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3524-3530; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Electroencephalogram Effect of Imipenem in Rats with Acute Renal Failure Antoine Dupuis, Anne Limosin, Joël Paquereau, Olivier Mimoz, William Couet, and Serge Bouquet Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3607-3609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Postantibiotic Effects of ABT-773 and Amoxicillin-Clavulanate against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Melinda M. Neuhauser, Jennifer L. Prause, Larry H. Danziger, and Susan L. Pendland Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3613-3615; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Postantibiotic Effects of Antituberculosis Agents Alone and in Combination Chiu-Yeung Chan, Carrie Au-Yeang, Wing-Wai Yew, Mamie Hui, and Augustine F. B. Cheng Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3631-3634; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetic Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitors Used in Combination with Amprenavir Brian M. Sadler, Catherine Gillotin, Yu Lou, Joseph J. Eron, William Lang, Richard Haubrich, and Daniel S. Stein Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3663-3668; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Experimental and Conformational Analyses of Interactions between Butenafine and Lipids Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq, Xavier Gallet, Christel Flore, Françoise Van Bambeke, Jacques Peuvot, and Robert Brasseur Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3347-3354; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism of Action of the Des-F(6) Quinolone BMS-284756 Measured by Supercoiling Inhibition and Cleavable Complex Assays Ping Wu, Laura E. Lawrence, Kenneth L. Denbleyker, and John F. Barrett Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3660-3662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Activation by 9-(R)-[2-(Phosphonomethoxy)Propyl]Adenine of Chemokine (RANTES, Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 1) and Cytokine (Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Interleukin-10 [IL-10], IL-1) Production Zdenek Zidek, Daniela Franková, and Antonín Holy Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3381-3386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ritonavir-Saquinavir Dual Protease Inhibitor Compared to Ritonavir Alone in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Christian Michelet, Annick Ruffault, Véronique Sébille, Cedric Arvieux, Philippe Jaccard, François Raffi, Claude Bazin, Jean-Marc Chapplain, Jean-Pierre Chauvin, Elisabeth Dohin, François Cartier, and Eric Bellissant Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3393-3402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Activities of Zanamivir, Oseltamivir, and RWJ-270201 against Clinical Isolates of Influenza Virus and Neuraminidase Inhibitor-Resistant Variants Larisa V. Gubareva, Robert G. Webster, and Frederick G. Hayden Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3403-3408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Papillomavirus Microbicidal Activities of High-Molecular-Weight Cellulose Sulfate, Dextran Sulfate, and Polystyrene Sulfonate Neil D. Christensen, Cynthia A. Reed, Tim D. Culp, Paul L. Hermonat, Mary K. Howett, Robert A. Anderson, and Lourens J. D. Zaneveld Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3427-3432; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibitory Effects of Small-Molecule CCR5 Antagonists on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope-Mediated Membrane Fusion and Viral Replication Katsunori Takashima, Hiroshi Miyake, Rika A. Furuta, Jun-Ichi Fujisawa, Yuji Iizawa, Naoyuki Kanzaki, Mitsuru Shiraishi, Kenji Okonogi, and Masanori Baba Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3538-3543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of Stavudine and Didanosine Coadministered with Nelfinavir in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Neonates Chokechai Rongkavilit, Pimolrat Thaithumyanon, Theshinee Chuenyam, Bharat D. Damle, Sompop Limpongsanurak, Chantana Boonrod, Aeumporn Srigritsanapol, Elly A. M. Hassink, Richard M. W. Hoetelmans, David A. Cooper, Joep M. A. Lange, Kiat Ruxrungtham, and Praphan Phanuphak Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3585-3590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Herpes Simplex Virus Reactivation by Dipyridamole Richard B. Tenser, Andrew Gaydos, and Kathleen A. Hay Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3657-3659; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of Emergence of Cytomegalovirus UL97 Mutations Conferring Ganciclovir (GCV) Resistance following Preemptive GCV Therapy in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients C. Gilbert, J. Roy, R. Belanger, R. Delage, C. Beliveau, C. Demers, and G. Boivin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3669-3671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Analytical Procedures:

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Quantitative PCR Assay To Measure Aspergillus fumigatus Burden in a Murine Model of Disseminated Aspergillosis: Demonstration of Efficacy of Caspofungin Acetate J. C. Bowman, G. K. Abruzzo, J. W. Anderson, A. M. Flattery, C. J. Gill, V. B. Pikounis, D. M. Schmatz, P. A. Liberator, and C. M. Douglas Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3474-3481; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Newer Macrolides as Empiric Treatment for Acute Q Fever Infection Achilleas Gikas, Diamantis P. Kofteridis, Andreas Manios, John Pediaditis, and Yiannis Tselentis Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3644-3646; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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The Newly Described msrC Gene Is Not Equally Distributed among All Isolates of Enterococcus faecium Guido Werner, Bianca Hildebrandt, Wolfgang Witte, Barbara E. Murray, and Kavindra V. Singh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3672-3673; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Azole-Responsive Genes by Microarray Technology: Why Are We Missing the Efflux Transporter Genes? D. P. Kontoyiannis, Gregory S. May, Marianne D. De Backer, Walter H. M. L. Luyten, and Hugo Vanden Bossche Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3674-3676; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Structural Comparison of Three Types of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Integrated in the Chromosome in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Teruyo Ito, Yuki Katayama, Kazumi Asada, Namiko Mori, Kanae Tsutsumimoto, Chuntima Tiensasitorn, and Keiichi Hiramatsu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3677 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates with Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin in Spain: Clonal Diversity and Appearance of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Epidemic Clones Luis Alou, Mario Ramirez, César García-Rey, José Prieto, and Hermínia de Lencastre Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2001 45: 3678 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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