Contents: March 2001, Volume 45, Issue 3        Minireviews        Guest Commentary        Antiviral Agents        Pharmacology        Experimental Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Resistance        Susceptibility        Mechanisms of Action        Chemistry; Biosynthesis        Clinical Therapeutics        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Bacteriophage Therapy Alexander Sulakvelidze, Zemphira Alavidze, and J. Glenn Morris, Jr. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 649-659; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Guest Commentary:

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Standard Numbering Scheme for Class B -Lactamases Moreno Galleni, Josette Lamotte-Brasseur, Gian Maria Rossolini, Jim Spencer, Otto Dideberg, and Jean-Marie Frère Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 660-663; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Cyanovirin-N, a Potent Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Inactivating Protein, Blocks both CD4-Dependent and CD4-Independent Binding of Soluble gp120 (sgp120) to Target Cells, Inhibits sCD4-Induced Binding of sgp120 to Cell-Associated CXCR4, and Dissociates Bound sgp120 from Target Cells Toshiyuki Mori and Michael R. Boyd Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 664-672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cyclopentane Neuraminidase Inhibitors with Potent In Vitro Anti-Influenza Virus Activities Donald F. Smee, John H. Huffman, Ann C. Morrison, Dale L. Barnard, and Robert W. Sidwell Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 743-748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Influenza Virus-Inhibitory Effects of the Cyclopentane Neuraminidase Inhibitor RWJ-270201 Robert W. Sidwell, Donald F. Smee, John H. Huffman, Dale L. Barnard, Kevin W. Bailey, John D. Morrey, and Y. S. Babu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 749-757; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proteases and Response to Combination Therapy Including a Protease Inhibitor Jean Servais, Christine Lambert, Elodie Fontaine, Jean-Marc Plesséria, Isabelle Robert, Vic Arendt, Thérèse Staub, François Schneider, Robert Hemmer, Guy Burtonboy, and Jean-Claude Schmit Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 893-900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Dose Intravenous Ribavirin Therapy for Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Mitsuaki Hosoya, Shiro Shigeta, Shuichi Mori, Akemi Tomoda, Seiji Shiraishi, Teruhisa Miike, and Hitoshi Suzuki Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 943-945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence and Conditions of Selection of E44D/A and V118I Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase Mutations in Clinical Practice Constance Delaugerre, Mireille Mouroux, Anne Yvon-Groussin, Anne Simon, Francis Angleraud, Jean-Marie Huraux, Henri Agut, Christine Katlama, and Vincent Calvez Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 946-948; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Zidovudine Phosphorylation Determined Sequentially over 12 Months in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with or without Previous Exposure to Antiretroviral Agents Patrick G. Hoggard, Judy Lloyd, Save H. Khoo, Michael G. Barry, Louise Dann, Sara E. Gibbons, Edmund G. Wilkins, Clive Loveday, and David J. Back Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 976-980; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Comparative Bactericidal Activities of Ciprofloxacin, Clinafloxacin, Grepafloxacin, Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin, and Trovafloxacin against Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Dynamic In Vitro Model Michael E. Klepser, Erika J. Ernst, C. Rosemarie Petzold, Paul Rhomberg, and Gary V. Doern Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 673-678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitive Bioassay for Determination of Fluconazole Concentrations in Plasma Using a Candida albicans Mutant Hypersusceptible to Azoles Oscar Marchetti, Paul A. Majcherczyk, Michel P. Glauser, Jacques Bille, Philippe Moreillon, and Dominique Sanglard Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 696-700; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of the Protease Inhibitor Indinavir in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Children David M. Burger, Annemarie M. C. van Rossum, Patricia W. H. Hugen, Marja H. Suur, Nico G. Hartwig, Sibyl P. M. Geelen, Henriette J. Scherpbier, Richard M. W. Hoetelmans, Arnold G. Vulto, and Ronald de Groot Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 701-705; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antiviral Guanosine Analogs as Substrates for Deoxyguanosine Kinase: Implications for Chemotherapy Anita Herrström Sjöberg, Liya Wang, and Staffan Eriksson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 739-742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Dosing Guidelines for Stavudine (2',3'-Didehydro-3'-Deoxythymidine) in Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Sanjeev Kaul, Mark W. Kline, Joseph A. Church, and Lisa M. Dunkle Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 758-763; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Properties of Colistin and Colistin Methanesulfonate against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Jian Li, John Turnidge, Robert Milne, Roger L. Nation, and Kingsley Coulthard Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 781-785; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of Ethionamide Administered under Fasting Conditions or with Orange Juice, Food, or Antacids Barbara Auclair, David E. Nix, Rodney D. Adam, Gordon T. James, and Charles A. Peloquin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 810-814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Effect of 1-Acid Glycoprotein on Pharmacokinetics of Amprenavir, a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitor Brian M. Sadler, Catherine Gillotin, Yu Lou, and Daniel S. Stein Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 852-856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of a New Parenteral Oligosaccharide Antibiotic, SCH27899 (Ziracin), in Healthy Subjects Osamu Kozawa, Toshihiko Uematsu, Hiroyuki Matsuno, Masayuki Niwa, Ken-Ichi Kohno, Asakazu Kawato, Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Satoru Nagashima, and Mitsutaka Kanamaru Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 917-921; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacodynamics of Amphotericin B in a Neutropenic-Mouse Disseminated-Candidiasis Model D. Andes, T. Stamsted, and R. Conklin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 922-926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationships of the Area under the Curve/MIC Ratio to Different Integral Endpoints of the Antimicrobial Effect: Gemifloxacin Pharmacodynamics in an In Vitro Dynamic Model Alexander A. Firsov, Irene Y. Lubenko, Yury A. Portnoy, Stephen H. Zinner, and Sergey N. Vostrov Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 927-931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Uptake of SCH 27899 (Evernimicin) by Rat Alveolar Macrophages Shmuel Zbaida, Joan Brieland, Philip Krieter, David Loebenberg, Gopal Krishna, Debra Horne, Xiaowen Lu, Yuan Yuan, Roberta Hare, Mitchell N. Cayen, and James E. Patrick Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 959-961; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of a 7-Day Administration of Intravenous Itraconazole followed by a 14-Day Administration of Itraconazole Oral Solution in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy Marc A. Boogaerts, Johan Maertens, Ronald Van Der Geest, Andre Bosly, Jean-Louis Michaux, Achiel Van Hoof, Myriam Cleeren, Robert Wostenborghs, and Karel De Beule Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 981-985; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Apoptosis Contributes to Amphotericin B- Induced Nephrotoxicity Despina E. Varlam, Mustafa M. Siddiq, Lance A. Parton, and Holger Rüssmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 679-685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Recombinant Gamma Interferon for Treatment of Systemic Cryptococcosis in SCID Mice Karl V. Clemons, Jon E. Lutz, and David A. Stevens Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 686-689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcus pneumoniae Response to Repeated Moxifloxacin or Levofloxacin Exposure in a Rabbit Tissue Cage Model Dawei Xuan, Mingkang Zhong, Holly Mattoes, Khanh Q. Bui, Jocarol McNabb, David P. Nicolau, Richard Quintiliani, and Charles H. Nightingale Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 794-799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacodynamics of Daptomycin in a Murine Thigh Model of Staphylococcus aureus Infection Arnold Louie, Pamela Kaw, Weiguo Liu, Nelson Jumbe, Michael H. Miller, and George L. Drusano Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 845-851; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal Activity and Pharmacokinetics of Posaconazole (SCH 56592) in Treatment and Prevention of Experimental Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Correlation with Galactomannan Antigenemia Ruta Petraitiene, Vidmantas Petraitis, Andreas H. Groll, Tin Sein, Stephen Piscitelli, Myrna Candelario, Aida Field-Ridley, Nilo Avila, John Bacher, and Thomas J. Walsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 857-869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of an Evernimicin (SCH27899) In Vitro and in an Animal Model of Lyme Disease Charles S. Pavia, Gary P. Wormser, John Nowakowski, and Anthony Cacciapuoti Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 936-937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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An ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter and Two rRNA Methyltransferases Are Involved in Resistance to Avilamycin in the Producer Organism Streptomyces viridochromogenes Tü57 Gabriele Weitnauer, Sibylle Gaisser, Axel Trefzer, Sigrid Stockert, Lucy Westrich, Luis M. Quiros, Carmen Mendez, Jose A. Salas, and Andreas Bechthold Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 690-695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IMP-4, a Novel Metallo--Lactamase from Nosocomial Acinetobacter spp. Collected in Hong Kong between 1994 and 1998 Yiu-Wai Chu, Mariya Afzal-Shah, Elizabeth T. S. Houang, Marie-France I. Palepou, Donald J. Lyon, Neil Woodford, and David M. Livermore Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 710-714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Incidence of Class 1 and 2 Integrases in Clinical and Commensal Bacteria from Livestock, Companion Animals, and Exotics Cathy Goldstein, Margie D. Lee, Susan Sanchez, Charlene Hudson, Brad Phillips, Brad Register, Michael Grady, Cynthia Liebert, Anne O. Summers, David G. White, and John J. Maurer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 723-726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spontaneous Mutations That Confer Antibiotic Resistance in Helicobacter pylori Ge Wang, Trevor J. M. Wilson, Qin Jiang, and Diane E. Taylor Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 727-733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correlation of In Vitro Susceptibilities to Newer Quinolones of Naturally Occurring Quinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains with Changes in GyrA and ParC Tiffany R. Shultz, John W. Tapsall, and Peter A. White Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 734-738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of Mutations in the Human-Derived Pneumocystis carinii Dihydropteroate Synthase Gene Associated with Sulfa Resistance Liang Ma and Joseph A. Kovacs Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 776-780; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of P55, a Multidrug Efflux Pump in Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pedro E. A. Silva, Fabiana Bigi, María de la Paz Santangelo, Maria Isabel Romano, Carlos Martín, Angel Cataldi, and José A. Aínsa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 800-804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amino Acid Repetitions in the Dihydropteroate Synthase of Streptococcus pneumoniae Lead to Sulfonamide Resistance with Limited Effects on Substrate Km Ylva Haasum, Katrin Ström, Rahma Wehelie, Vicki Luna, Marilyn C. Roberts, Jeffrey P. Maskell, Lucinda M. C. Hall, and Göte Swedberg Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 805-809; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Eagle-Type Methicillin Resistance: New Phenotype of High Methicillin Resistance under mec Regulator Gene Control Noriko Kondo, Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai, Hiroko Kuroda-Murakami, Eiko Tateda-Suzuki, and Keiichi Hiramatsu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 815-824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metallo--Lactamase Producers in Environmental Microbiota: New Molecular Class B Enzyme in Janthinobacterium lividum Gian Maria Rossolini, Maria Adelaide Condemi, Fabrizio Pantanella, Jean-Denis Docquier, Gianfranco Amicosante, and Maria Cristina Thaller Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 837-844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Biochemical Analysis of AST-1, a Class A -Lactamase from Nocardia asteroides Sensu Stricto Laurent Poirel, Frederic Laurent, Thierry Naas, Roger Labia, Patrick Boiron, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 878-882; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus, Selected Enterobacteriaceae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa after Single and Multiple In Vitro Exposures to Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, and Trovafloxacin D. N. Gilbert, S. J. Kohlhepp, K. A. Slama, G. Grunkemeier, G. Lewis, R. J. Dworkin, S. E. Slaughter, and J. E. Leggett Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 883-892; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Development of Resistance to Six Quinolones in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus Mechthild Boos, Susanne Mayer, Ansgar Fischer, Karl Köhrer, Sibylle Scheuring, Peter Heisig, Jan Verhoef, Ad C. Fluit, and F.-J. Schmitz Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 938-942; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Mutation in ParE in a Pneumococcal In Vitro Mutant Resistant to Fluoroquinolones Claire Janoir, Emmanuelle Varon, Marie-Dominique Kitzis, and Laurent Gutmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 952-955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations of the Helicobacter pylori Genes rdxA and pbp1 Cause Resistance against Metronidazole and Amoxicillin Ralf Paul, Stefan Postius, Klaus Melchers, and Klaus P. Schäfer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 962-965; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Restoration of Vancomycin Susceptibility in Enterococcus faecalis by Antiresistance Determinant Gene Transfer C. Torres Viera, S. Tsiodras, H. S. Gold, E. P. G. Coakley, C. Wennersten, G. M. Eliopoulos, R. C. Moellering, Jr., and R. T. Inouye Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 973-975; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Tn1546-Like Elements in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Isolated from Patients in Europe Shows Geographic Transposon Type Clustering Marinus A. Schouten, Rob J. L. Willems, Wilma A. G. Kraak, Janetta Top, Jacomina A. A. Hoogkamp-Korstanje, and Andreas Voss Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 986-989; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Activity of Oritavancin (LY333328), an Investigational Glycopeptide, Compared to That of Vancomycin against Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in an In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Model Elizabeth A. Coyle and Michael J. Rybak Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 706-709; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Linezolid against Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria R. J. Wallace, Jr., B. A. Brown-Elliott, S. C. Ward, C. J. Crist, L. B. Mann, and R. W. Wilson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 764-767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Ehrlichia phagocytophila Harold W. Horowitz, T.-C. Hsieh, Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld, Fatemeh Kalantarpour, Ishraq Chowdhury, Gary P. Wormser, and Joseph M. Wu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 786-788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of the Novel Ketolide Telithromycin (HMR 3647) against Erythromycin-Resistant Streptococcus Species Jari Jalava, Janne Kataja, Helena Seppälä, and Pentti Huovinen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 789-793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Properties of Ro 63-9141, a Novel Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporin with Activity against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Paul Hebeisen, Ingrid Heinze-Krauss, Peter Angehrn, Peter Hohl, Malcolm G. P. Page, and Rudolf L. Then Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 825-836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Efficacies of Cysteine Protease Inhibitors against Five Strains of Plasmodium falciparum Ajay Singh and Philip J. Rosenthal Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 949-951; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi and S. enterica Serovar Paratyphi A Isolated from Patients in Japan Kenji Hirose, Kazumichi Tamura, Hiroko Sagara, and Haruo Watanabe Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 956-958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synergism of Voriconazole and Terbinafine against Candida albicans Isolates from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Michael Weig and Frank-Michael C. Müller Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 966-968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Structural and Functional Analysis of Horse Cathelicidin Peptides Barbara Skerlavaj, Marco Scocchi, Renato Gennaro, Angela Risso, and Margherita Zanetti Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 715-722; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Scintillation Proximity Assay for Measuring Membrane-Associated Steps of Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli B. Chandrakala, Bertha C. Elias, Upasana Mehra, N. S. Umapathy, P. Dwarakanath, T. S. Balganesh, and Sunita M. deSousa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 768-775; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Penicillin-Binding Proteins in Leptospira interrogans Audrey Brenot, Daren Trott, Isabelle Saint Girons, and Richard Zuerner Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 870-877; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterocin P Causes Potassium Ion Efflux from Enterococcus faecium T136 Cells Carmen Herranz, Luis M. Cintas, Pablo E. Hernández, Gert N. Moll, and Arnold J. M. Driessen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 901-904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriocin Production in Vancomycin-Resistant and Vancomycin-Susceptible Enterococcus Isolates of Different Origins Rosa Del Campo, Carmen Tenorio, Rufino Jiménez-Díaz, Carmen Rubio, Rafael Gómez-Lus, Fernando Baquero, and Carmen Torres Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 905-912; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

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Glutathione-Induced Conversion of Pentavalent Antimony to Trivalent Antimony in Meglumine Antimoniate Frédéric Frézard, Cynthia Demicheli, Claúdio S. Ferreira, and Michelle A. P. Costa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 913-916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Structure, Function, and Origin of the Microcin H47 ATP-Binding Cassette Exporter Indicate Its Relatedness to That of Colicin V María F. Azpiroz, Eliana Rodríguez, and Magela Laviña Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 969-972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Controlled Trial of 3-Day Quinine-Clindamycin Treatment versus 7-Day Quinine Treatment for Adult Travelers with Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria Imported from the Tropics Phillippe Parola, Stephane Ranque, Sekene Badiaga, Mohamadou Niang, Olivier Blin, Jean-Jacques Charbit, Jean Delmont, and Philippe Brouqui Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 932-935; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Quinolone Resistance-Determining Regions of gyrA and parC in Pasteurella multocida Strains with Different Levels of Nalidixic Acid Resistance Maribel Cárdenas, Jordi Barbé, Montserrat Llagostera, Elisenda Miró, Ferran Navarro, Beatriz Mirelis, Guillem Prats, and Ignasi Badiola Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 990-991; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Tn1546-Like (Type 2) Element in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Hospitalized Patients in Japan Reiko Kariyama, Hiromi Kumon, Anette M. Hammerum, Frank M. Aarestrup, and Lars Bogø Jensen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 992-993; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polymyxin B-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolate Susceptible to Recombinant BPI21 and Cecropin P1 Carl Urban, Noriel Mariano, James J. Rahal, Emerald Tay, Conrado Ponio, Tomaz Koprivnjak, and Jerrold Weiss Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 994-995; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Structurally Distinct VanA Resistance Elements at Different Locations in a Glycopeptide-Resistant Strain of Enterococcus faecalis Catherine H. Tremlett, Derek F. J. Brown, Marie-France I. Palepou, and Neil Woodford Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 996-997; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Letter to the Editor: Identification of vat(E-3), a Novel Gene Encoding Resistance to Quinupristin-Dalfopristin in a Strain of Enterococcus faecium from a Hospital Patient in the United Kingdom Mehnam Soltani, David Beighton, John Philpott-Howard, and Neil Woodford Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2001 45: 998 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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