Contents: February 2002, Volume 46, Issue 2        Minireviews        Experimental Therapeutics        Pharmacology        Susceptibility        Mechanisms of Action        Mechanisms of Resistance        Antiviral Agents        Chemistry; Biosynthesis        Clinical Therapeutics        Letters Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Evolution of Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Clinical and Molecular Perspective Stephen H. Gillespie Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 267-274; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibodies against Defined Antigens for Passive Immunotherapy of Chronic Gastrointestinal Cryptosporidiosis Michael W. Riggs, Deborah A. Schaefer, Sushila J. Kapil, Lise Barley-Maloney, and Lance E. Perryman Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 275-282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of TAK-457, a Novel Intravenous Triazole, against Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Neutropenic Mice Ryogo Hayashi, Naomi Kitamoto, Yuji Iizawa, Takashi Ichikawa, Katsumi Itoh, Tomoyuki Kitazaki, and Kenji Okonogi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 283-287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Inhibitor in Treatment of Murine Toxoplasmosis: Gamma Interferon Is Required for Efficacy Bakela Nare, John J. Allocco, Paul A. Liberator, and Robert G. K. Donald Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 300-307; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strong Antifungal Activity of SS750, a New Triazole Derivative, Is Based on Its Selective Binding Affinity to Cytochrome P450 of Fungi Masaru Matsumoto, Kazuya Ishida, Akihiro Konagai, Kazunori Maebashi, and Takemitsu Asaoka Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 308-314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Minocycline and EDTA Lock Solution in Preventing Catheter-Related Bacteremia, Septic Phlebitis, and Endocarditis in Rabbits Issam Raad, Ray Hachem, Robert K. Tcholakian, and Robert Sherertz Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 327-332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of CS-758 (R-120758), a New Triazole Antifungal Agent Yasuki Kamai, Tamako Harasaki, Takashi Fukuoka, Satoshi Ohya, Katsuhisa Uchida, Hideyo Yamaguchi, and Shogo Kuwahara Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 367-370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Ceftriaxone and Gentamicin Given Once a Day by Using Human-Like Pharmacokinetics in Treatment of Experimental Staphylococcal Endocarditis Joan Gavaldà, Pedro López, Teresa Martín, Xavier Gomis, José Luis Ramírez, Carlos Azuaje, Benito Almirante, and Albert Pahissa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 378-384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Prolonged Treatment with Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, or Levofloxacin on Chlamydia pneumoniae in a Continuous-Infection Model Andrei Kutlin, Patricia M. Roblin, and Margaret R. Hammerschlag Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 409-412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Terbinafine in Mouse and Rat Models of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Peter D. Walzer and Alan Ashbaugh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 514-516; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Discrepancy between Uptake and Intracellular Activity of Moxifloxacin in a Staphylococcus aureus-Human THP-1 Monocytic Cell Model Delphine Paillard, Jean Grellet, Véronique Dubois, Marie-Claude Saux, and Claudine Quentin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 288-293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 in Intestinal Secretion of Grepafloxacin in Rats Kazumasa Naruhashi, Ikumi Tamai, Natsuko Inoue, Hiromi Muraoka, Yoshimichi Sai, Nagao Suzuki, and Akira Tsuji Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 344-349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of Effect of Simultaneously Administered Didanosine Encapsulated Enteric Bead Formulation (Videx EC) on Oral Absorption of Indinavir, Ketoconazole, or Ciprofloxacin Bharat D. Damle, Vanaja Mummaneni, Sanjeev Kaul, and Catherine Knupp Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 385-391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of an Antirhinoviral Agent, Ruprintrivir, in Healthy Volunteers Poe-Hirr Hsyu, Yazdi K. Pithavala, Merril Gersten, Carol A. Penning, and Bradley M. Kerr Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 392-397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Interactions of Cimetidine and Probenecid with Valaciclovir and Its Metabolite Acyclovir F. De Bony, M. Tod, R. Bidault, N. T. On, J. Posner, and P. Rolan Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 458-463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Convulsant and Subconvulsant Doses of Norfloxacin in the Presence and Absence of Biphenylacetic Acid Alter Extracellular Hippocampal Glutamate but Not Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Levels in Conscious Rats I. Smolders, C. Gousseau, S. Marchand, W. Couet, G. Ebinger, and Y. Michotte Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 471-477; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stability of New Carbapenem DA-1131 to Renal Dipeptidase (Dehydropeptidase I) Sung Wook Park, Jeoung Soon We, Gye Won Kim, Seong Hak Choi, and Haeng Soon Park Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 575-577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Levofloxacin Penetration into Epithelial Lining Fluid as Determined by Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Monte Carlo Simulation G. L. Drusano, S. L. Preston, M. H. Gotfried, L. H. Danziger, and K. A. Rodvold Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 586-589; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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In Vitro Antimycobacterial Activities of 2'-Monosubstituted Isonicotinohydrazides and Their Cyanoborane Adducts Rosanna Maccari, Rosaria Ottanà, Francesca Monforte, and Maria Gabriella Vigorita Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 294-299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activity of Cephalosporin RWJ-54428 (MC-02479) against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Positive Cocci Alan P. Johnson, Marina Warner, Michael Carter, and David M. Livermore Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 321-326; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibilities to Telithromycin and Six Other Agents and Prevalence of Macrolide Resistance Due to L4 Ribosomal Protein Mutation among 992 Pneumococci from 10 Central and Eastern European Countries Kensuke Nagai, Peter C. Appelbaum, Todd A. Davies, Linda M. Kelly, Dianne B. Hoellman, Arjana Tambic Andrasevic, Liga Drukalska, Waleria Hryniewicz, Michael R. Jacobs, Jana Kolman, Jolanta Miciuleviciene, Marina Pana, Lena Setchanova, Marianne Konkoly Thege, Helena Hupkova, Jan Trupl, and Pavla Urbaskova Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 371-377; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selection of Zone Size Interpretive Criteria for Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Tests of Three Antibiotics against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Using the New Guidelines of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Peter C. Fuchs, Arthur L. Barry, and Steven D. Brown Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 398-401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of BMS-284756 against Chlamydia trachomatis and Recent Clinical Isolates of Chlamydia pneumoniae Sheila Malay, Patricia M. Roblin, Tamara Reznik, Andrei Kutlin, and Margaret R. Hammerschlag Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 517-518; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intramacrophage Passage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. avium Complex Alters the Drug Susceptibilities of the Organisms as Determined by Intracellular Susceptibility Testing Using Macrophages and Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells Haruaki Tomioka, Katsumasa Sato, Chiaki Sano, Keisuke Sano, and Toshiaki Shimizu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 519-521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selection of Streptococcus pneumoniae Mutants Having Reduced Susceptibility to Moxifloxacin and Levofloxacin Xinying Li, Xilin Zhao, and Karl Drlica Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 522-524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Activity of Prosthetic Heart Valve Sewing Cuffs Coated With Minocycline and Rifampin Rabih O. Darouiche, Vance G. Fowler, Jr., Karim Adal, Marcia Kielhofner, David Mansouri, and L. Barth Reller Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 543-545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibility to Telithromycin in 1,011 Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from 10 Central and Eastern European Countries Kensuke Nagai, Peter C. Appelbaum, Todd A. Davies, Linda M. Kelly, Dianne B. Hoellman, Arjana Tambic Andrasevic, Liga Drukalska, Waleria Hryniewicz, Michael R. Jacobs, Jana Kolman, Jolanta Miciuleviciene, Marina Pana, Lena Setchanova, Marianne Konkoly Thege, Helena Hupkova, Jan Trupl, and Pavla Urbaskova Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 546-549; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Faropenem, an Oral ß-Lactam, against Recent U.S. Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis Ian A. Critchley, James A. Karlowsky, Deborah C. Draghi, Mark E. Jones, Clyde Thornsberry, Kate Murfitt, and Daniel F. Sahm Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 550-555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Azole Cross-Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus J. Mosquera and D. W. Denning Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 556-557; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epigallocatechin Gallate Synergistically Enhances the Activity of Carbapenems against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Zhi-Qing Hu, Wei-Hua Zhao, Nozomi Asano, Yoshiyuki Yoda, Yukihiko Hara, and Tadakatsu Shimamura Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 558-560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rates and Extents of Antifungal Activities of Amphotericin B, Flucytosine, Fluconazole, and Voriconazole against Candida lusitaniae Determined by Microdilution, Etest, and Time-Kill Methods Erika J. Ernst, Keiko Yodoi, Ellen E. Roling, and Michael E. Klepser Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 578-581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Prophylaxis on Etiology and Susceptibilities of Pathogens Causing Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Bacteremia David A. Wininger and Robert J. Fass Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 594-597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Bacilysocin, a Novel Phospholipid Antibiotic Produced by Bacillus subtilis 168 Norimasa Tamehiro, Yoshiko Okamoto-Hosoya, Susumu Okamoto, Makoto Ubukata, Masa Hamada, Hiroshi Naganawa, and Kozo Ochi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 315-320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ultrastructural and Biochemical Alterations Induced by 22,26-Azasterol, a 24(25)-Sterol Methyltransferase Inhibitor, on Promastigote and Amastigote Forms of Leishmania amazonensis Juliany C. F. Rodrigues, Márcia Attias, Carlos Rodriguez, Julio A. Urbina, and Wanderley de Souza Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 487-499; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of lux Genes in a Clinical Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Using Bioluminescence To Monitor Gemifloxacin Activity S. J. Beard, V. Salisbury, R. J. Lewis, J. A. Sharpe, and A. P. MacGowan Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 538-542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Grepafloxacin, a Dimethyl Derivative of Ciprofloxacin, Acts Preferentially through Gyrase in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Role of the C-5 Group in Target Specificity Julia E. Morris, Xiao-Su Pan, and L. Mark Fisher Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 582-585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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SmeC, an Outer Membrane Multidrug Efflux Protein of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Xian-Zhi Li, Li Zhang, and Keith Poole Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 333-343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Type II Topoisomerase Quinolone Resistance-Determining Regions of Aeromonas caviae, A. hydrophila, and A. sobria Complexes and Mutations Associated with Quinolone Resistance Marisol Goñi-Urriza, Corinne Arpin, Michèle Capdepuy, Véronique Dubois, Pierre Caumette, and Claudine Quentin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 350-359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the Salmonella enterica Serovar Paratyphi B rma Gene, Which Confers Multiple Drug Resistance in Escherichia coli Mahmoud. A. Yassien, Hosam E. Ewis, Chung-Dar Lu, and Ahmed T. Abdelal Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 360-366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cleavable-Complex Formation by Wild-Type and Quinolone-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Type II Topoisomerases Mediated by Gemifloxacin and Other Fluoroquinolones Genoveva Yague, Julia E. Morris, Xiao-Su Pan, Katherine A. Gould, and L. Mark Fisher Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 413-419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations Affecting the Rossman Fold of Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase Are Correlated with Low-Level Mupirocin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Martin Antonio, Neil McFerran, and Mark J. Pallen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 438-442; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Patients in North India Noman Siddiqi, Mohammed Shamim, Seema Hussain, Rakesh Kumar Choudhary, Niyaz Ahmed, Prachee, Sharmistha Banerjee, G. R. Savithri, Mahfooz Alam, Niteen Pathak, Amol Amin, Mohammed Hanief, V. M. Katoch, S. K. Sharma, and Seyed E. Hasnain Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 443-450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes Encoding TEM-4, SHV-2, and CTX-M-10 Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases Are Carried by Multiple Klebsiella pneumoniae Clones in a Single Hospital (Madrid, 1989 to 2000) Teresa M. Coque, Antonio Oliver, José Claudio Pérez-Díaz, Fernando Baquero, and Rafael Cantón Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 500-510; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Rifampin Resistance in Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus Amy J. Vogler, Joseph D. Busch, Stephanie Percy-Fine, Christine Tipton-Hunton, Kimothy L. Smith, and Paul Keim Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 511-513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Humans and Retail Chickens in Taiwan with Unique VanB Phenotype-vanA Genotype Incongruence Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, L. Clifford McDonald, Yih-Ru Shiau, Pei-Chen Chen, Hui-Yin Wang, Jui-Fen Lai, and Monto Ho Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 525-527; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Very Low Cefotaxime Concentrations Select for Hypermutable Streptococcus pneumoniae Populations María-Cristina Negri, María-Isabel Morosini, María-Rosario Baquero, Rosa del Campo, Jesús Blázquez, and Fernando Baquero Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 528-530; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sterol and Fatty Acid Composition of Candida lusitaniae Clinical Isolates F. Peyron, A. Favel, R. Calaf, A. Michel-Nguyen, R. Bonaly, and J. Coulon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 531-533; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CTX-M-1, CTX-M-3, and CTX-M-14 ß-Lactamases from Enterobacteriaceae Isolated in France C. Dutour, R. Bonnet, H. Marchandin, M. Boyer, C. Chanal, D. Sirot, and J. Sirot Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 534-537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inducible, but Not Constitutive, Resistance of Gonococci to Hydrophobic Agents Due to the MtrC-MtrD-MtrE Efflux Pump Requires TonB-ExbB-ExbD Proteins Corinne Rouquette-Loughlin, Igor Stojiljkovic, Tara Hrobowski, Jacqueline T. Balthazar, and William M. Shafer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 561-565; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Integron-Located oxa-32 Gene Cassette Encoding an Extended-Spectrum Variant of OXA-2 ß-Lactamase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Laurent Poirel, Patrick Gerome, Christophe De Champs, Jean Stephanazzi, Thierry Naas, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 566-569; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Mutations in DNA Gyrase and Topoisomerase IV Involved in Quinolone Resistance of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Mutants Obtained In Vitro A. K. Reinhardt, C. M. Bébéar, M. Kobisch, I. Kempf, and A. V. Gautier-Bouchardon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 590-593; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Oxidative Modifications of Kynostatin-272, a Potent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Protease Inhibitor: Potential Mechanism for Altered Activity in Monocytes/Macrophages David A. Davis, Elizabeth Read-Connole, Kara Pearson, Henry M. Fales, Fonda M. Newcomb, Jackob Moskovitz, and Robert Yarchoan Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 402-408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Efficacy of a Sulfated Sialyl Lipid (NMSO3) against Human Rotavirus-Induced Diarrhea in a Mouse Model Kazuo Takahashi, Kazutaka Ohashi, Yurika Abe, Shuichi Mori, Koki Taniguchi, Takusaburo Ebina, Osamu Nakagomi, Masaki Terada, and Shiro Shigeta Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 420-424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibitory Effect of Adefovir on Viral DNA Synthesis and Covalently Closed Circular DNA Formation in Duck Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Hepatocytes In Vivo and In Vitro Julien Delmas, Olivier Schorr, Catherine Jamard, Craig Gibbs, Christian Trépo, Olivier Hantz, and Fabien Zoulim Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 425-433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacodynamics of Abacavir in an In Vitro Hollow-Fiber Model System G. L. Drusano, P. A. Bilello, W. T. Symonds, D. S. Stein, J. McDowell, A. Bye, and J. A. Bilello Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 464-470; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphorylation of ß-D-Ribosylbenzimidazoles Is Not Required for Activity against Human Cytomegalovirus Paula M. Krosky, Katherine Z. Borysko, M. Reza Nassiri, Rodrigo V. Devivar, Roger G. Ptak, Michelle G. Davis, Karen K. Biron, Leroy B. Townsend, and John C. Drach Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 478-486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amprenavir Inhibitory Quotient and Virological Response in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients on an Amprenavir-Containing Salvage Regimen without or with Ritonavir Xavier Duval, Claire Lamotte, Ester Race, Diane Descamps, Florence Damond, François Clavel, Catherine Leport, Gilles Peytavin, and Jean-Louis Vilde Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 570-574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

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Glutathione Derivatives Active against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T. brucei brucei In Vitro Sylvie Daunes and Claudius D'Silva Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 434-437; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study of Caspofungin versus Amphotericin B for Treatment of Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Candidiases Eduardo G. Arathoon, Eduardo Gotuzzo, L. Miguel Noriega, Rayanne S. Berman, Mark J. DiNubile, and Carole A. Sable Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 451-457; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Effect of Linezolid in Comparison with That of Vancomycin on Glycocalix Production: In Vitro Study L. Drago, E. De Vecchi, M. Valli, L. Nicola, and M. R. Gismondo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 598-599; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

What Constitutes an Extended-Spectrum ß-lactamase? C. Jeffrey Smith, I. Madinier, T. Fosse, J. Guidicelli, and Roger Labia Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 600-601; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Dissemination of CTX-M-Derived Enzymes in South America Marcela Radice, Pablo Power, Jose Di Conza, Gabriel Gutkind, Richard Bonnet, Danielle Sirot, Jacques Sirot, and Roger Labia Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2002 46: 602-604; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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