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Guest Commentary:

Richard E. Chaisson

Treatment of Chronic Infections with Rifamycins: Is Resistance Likely To Follow?
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3037-3039. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Minireviews:

Catherine Liu and Henry F. Chambers

Staphylococcus aureus with Heterogeneous Resistance to Vancomycin: Epidemiology, Clinical Significance, and Critical Assessment of Diagnostic Methods
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3040-3045. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mechanisms of Resistance:

Jostein Bjorland, Terje Steinum, Marianne Sunde, Steinar Waage, and Even Heir

Novel Plasmid-Borne Gene qacJ Mediates Resistance to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in Equine Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus simulans, and Staphylococcus intermedius
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3046-3052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kevin A. Nash

Intrinsic Macrolide Resistance in Mycobacterium smegmatis Is Conferred by a Novel erm Gene, erm(38)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3053-3060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rob J. Willems, Janetta Top, Derek J. Smith, David I. Roper, Sarah E. North, and Neil Woodford

Mutations in the DNA Mismatch Repair Proteins MutS and MutL of Oxazolidinone-Resistant or -Susceptible Enterococcus faecium
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3061-3066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wilson Terán, Antonia Felipe, Ana Segura, Antonia Rojas, Juan-Luis Ramos, and María-Trinidad Gallegos

Antibiotic-Dependent Induction of Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E TtgABC Efflux Pump Is Mediated by the Drug Binding Repressor TtgR
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3067-3072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christian Brochu, Jingyu Wang, Gaétan Roy, Nadine Messier, Xiao-Yan Wang, Nancy G. Saravia, and Marc Ouellette

Antimony Uptake Systems in the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania and Accumulation Differences in Antimony-Resistant Parasites
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3073-3079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Antonio J. Martín-Galiano, Luz Balsalobre, Asunción Fenoll, and Adela G. de la Campa

Genetic Characterization of Optochin-Susceptible Viridans Group Streptococci
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3187-3194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pooja Jain, Indira Akula, and Thomas Edlind

Cyclic AMP Signaling Pathway Modulates Susceptibility of Candida Species and Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Antifungal Azoles and Other Sterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3195-3201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mara L. Sobel, Geoffrey A. McKay, and Keith Poole

Contribution of the MexXY Multidrug Transporter to Aminoglycoside Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3202-3207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David C. Alexander, Joses R. W. Jones, and Jun Liu

A Rifampin-Hypersensitive Mutant Reveals Differences between Strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis and Presence of a Novel Transposon, IS1623
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3208-3213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christine Maynard, John M. Fairbrother, Sadjia Bekal, François Sanschagrin, Roger C. Levesque, Roland Brousseau, Luke Masson, Serge Larivière, and Josée Harel

Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O149:K91 Isolates Obtained over a 23-Year Period from Pigs
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3214-3221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patricia Komp Lindgren, Åsa Karlsson, and Diarmaid Hughes

Mutation Rate and Evolution of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates from Patients with Urinary Tract Infections
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3222-3232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Douglas R. Call, Marlene K. Bakko, Melissa J. Krug, and Marilyn C. Roberts

Identifying Antimicrobial Resistance Genes with DNA Microarrays
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3290-3295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Renee Sarno, Hongphuc Ha, Natalia Weinsetel, and Marcelo E. Tolmasky

Inhibition of Aminoglycoside 6'-N-Acetyltransferase Type Ib-Mediated Amikacin Resistance by Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3296-3304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael Lobritz, Rebecca Hutton-Thomas, Steve Marshall, and Louis B. Rice

Recombination Proficiency Influences Frequency and Locus of Mutational Resistance to Linezolid in Enterococcus faecalis
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3318-3320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. M. Bébéar, H. Renaudin, A. Charron, M. Clerc, S. Pereyre, and C. Bébéar

DNA Gyrase and Topoisomerase IV Mutations in Clinical Isolates of Ureaplasma spp. and Mycoplasma hominis Resistant to Fluoroquinolones
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3323-3325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Latefa Biskri and Didier Mazel

Erythromycin Esterase Gene ere(A) Is Located in a Functional Gene Cassette in an Unusual Class 2 Integron
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3326-3331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Antonio Doménech-Sánchez, Luis Martínez-Martínez, Santiago Hernández-Allés, María del Carmen Conejo, Álvaro Pascual, Juan M. Tomás, Sebastián Albertí, and Vicente Javier Benedí

Role of Klebsiella pneumoniae OmpK35 Porin in Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3332-3335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Désirée E. Bennett and Mary T. Cafferkey

PCR and Restriction Endonuclease Assay for Detection of a Novel Mutation Associated with Sulfonamide Resistance in Neisseria meningitidis
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3336-3338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susceptibility:

Reanne Hughes, Wayne Heaselgrave, and Simon Kilvington

Acanthamoeba polyphaga Strain Age and Method of Cyst Production Influence the Observed Efficacy of Therapeutic Agents and Contact Lens Disinfectants
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3080-3084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alicia Gomez-Lopez, Guillermo Garcia-Effron, Emilia Mellado, Araceli Monzon, Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela, and Manuel Cuenca-Estrella

In Vitro Activities of Three Licensed Antifungal Agents against Spanish Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus spp.
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3085-3088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Richard P. Wenzel, Daniel F. Sahm, Clyde Thornsberry, Deborah C. Draghi, Mark E. Jones, and James A. Karlowsky

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Hospitalized Patients in Four European Countries, Canada, and the United States in 2000-2001 to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins and Comparator Antimicrobials: Implications for Therapy
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3089-3098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. M. Best, D. J. M. Haldane, M. Keelan, D. E. Taylor, A. B. R. Thomson, V. Loo, C. A. Fallone, P. Lyn, F. M. Smaill, R. Hunt, C. Gaudreau, J. Kennedy, M. Alfa, R. Pelletier, and S. J. O. Veldhuyzen van Zanten

Multilaboratory Comparison of Proficiencies in Susceptibility Testing of Helicobacter pylori and Correlation between Agar Dilution and E Test Methods
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3138-3144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

John Curtin, Martin Cormican, Gerard Fleming, John Keelehan, and Emer Colleran

Linezolid Compared with Eperezolid, Vancomycin, and Gentamicin in an In Vitro Model of Antimicrobial Lock Therapy for Staphylococcus epidermidis Central Venous Catheter-Related Biofilm Infections
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3145-3148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, John H. Rex, Peter G. Pappas, Richard J. Hamill, Robert A. Larsen, Harold W. Horowitz, William G. Powderly, Newton Hyslop, Carol A. Kauffman, John Cleary, Julie E. Mangino, and Jeannette Lee

Antifungal Susceptibility Survey of 2,000 Bloodstream Candida Isolates in the United States
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3149-3154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James A. Karlowsky, Mark E. Jones, Deborah C. Draghi, and Daniel F. Sahm

Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae with Different Susceptibilities to Ceftriaxone and Cefotaxime
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3155-3160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carolina Serena, Montserrat Ortoneda, Javier Capilla, F. Javier Pastor, Deanna A. Sutton, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Josep Guarro

In Vitro Activities of New Antifungal Agents against Chaetomium spp. and Inoculum Standardization
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3161-3164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G. E. Bergonzelli, D. Donnicola, N. Porta, and I. E. Corthésy-Theulaz

Essential Oils as Components of a Diet-Based Approach to Management of Helicobacter Infection
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3240-3246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michail S. Lionakis, Russell E. Lewis, George Samonis, and Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis

Pentamidine Is Active In Vitro against Fusarium Species
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3252-3259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Angela M. Nilius, Linus L. Shen, Dena Hensey-Rudloff, Laurel S. Almer, Jill M. Beyer, Darlene J. Balli, Yingna Cai, and Robert K. Flamm

In Vitro Antibacterial Potency and Spectrum of ABT-492, a New Fluoroquinolone
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3260-3269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Glenn A. Pankuch, Linda M. Kelly, Gengrong Lin, Andre Bryskier, Catherine Couturier, Michael R. Jacobs, and Peter C. Appelbaum

Activities of a New Oral Streptogramin, XRP 2868, Compared to Those of Other Agents against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus Species
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3270-3274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Timothy G. Brayman and John W. Wilks

Sensitive Assay for Antifungal Activity of Glucan Synthase Inhibitors That Uses Germ Tube Formation in Candida albicans as an End Point
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3305-3310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Giuseppantonio Maisetta, Giovanna Batoni, Semih Esin, Filippo Luperini, Manuela Pardini, Daria Bottai, Walter Florio, Maria Rita Giuca, Mario Gabriele, and Mario Campa

Activity of Human ß-Defensin 3 Alone or Combined with Other Antimicrobial Agents against Oral Bacteria
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3349-3351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Inga Odenholt, Elisabeth Löwdin, and Otto Cars

Postantibiotic, Postantibiotic Sub-MIC, and Subinhibitory Effects of PGE-9509924, Ciprofloxacin, and Levofloxacin
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3352-3356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Byron F. Brehm-Stecher and Eric A. Johnson

Sensitization of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli to Antibiotics by the Sesquiterpenoids Nerolidol, Farnesol, Bisabolol, and Apritone
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3357-3360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick Schwarz, Françoise Dromer, Olivier Lortholary, and Eric Dannaoui

In Vitro Interaction of Flucytosine with Conventional and New Antifungals against Cryptococcus neoformans Clinical Isolates
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3361-3364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pharmacology:

Christian Joukhadar, Heino Stass, Ulrike Müller-Zellenberg, Edith Lackner, Florian Kovar, Erich Minar, and Markus Müller

Penetration of Moxifloxacin into Healthy and Inflamed Subcutaneous Adipose Tissues in Humans
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3099-3103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Federico Pea, Federica Pavan, Ennio Nascimben, Claudio Benetton, Pier Giorgio Scotton, Alberto Vaglia, and Mario Furlanut

Levofloxacin Disposition in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Patients with External Ventriculostomy
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3104-3108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. Andes, K. Marchillo, T. Stamstad, and R. Conklin

In Vivo Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of a New Triazole, Voriconazole, in a Murine Candidiasis Model
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3165-3169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. Payen, R. Serreau, A. Munck, Y. Aujard, Y. Aigrain, F. Bressolle, and E. Jacqz-Aigrain

Population Pharmacokinetics of Ciprofloxacin in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with Acute Infections
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3170-3178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

John D. Walters and Robin J. Nakkula

Ciprofloxacin Transport by Chemoattractant-Activated Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes: Regulation by Priming and Protein Kinase C
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3345-3348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Antiviral Agents:

Miguel Stevens, Christophe Pannecouque, Erik De Clercq, and Jan Balzarini

Novel Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Inhibitors That Have a Dual Mode of Anti-HIV Action
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3109-3116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yasuhiro Koh, Hirotomo Nakata, Kenji Maeda, Hiromi Ogata, Geoffrey Bilcer, Thippeswamy Devasamudram, John F. Kincaid, Peter Boross, Yuan-Fang Wang, Yunfeng Tie, Patra Volarath, Laquasha Gaddis, Robert W. Harrison, Irene T. Weber, Arun K. Ghosh, and Hiroaki Mitsuya

Novel bis-Tetrahydrofuranylurethane-Containing Nonpeptidic Protease Inhibitor (PI) UIC-94017 (TMC114) with Potent Activity against Multi-PI-Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus In Vitro
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3123-3129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Debra C. Quenelle, Deborah J. Collins, and Earl R. Kern

Efficacy of Multiple- or Single-Dose Cidofovir against Vaccinia and Cowpox Virus Infections in Mice
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3275-3280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jonathan Z. Li, Elizabeth C. Mack, and Jay A. Levy

Virucidal Efficacy of Soap and Water against Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Genital Secretions
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3321-3322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Experimental Therapeutics:

Nicolas Veziris, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Alexandra Aubry, Vincent Jarlier, and Nacer Lounis

Fluoroquinolone-Containing Third-Line Regimen against Mycobacterium tuberculosis In Vivo
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3117-3122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jagath L. Kadurugamuwa, Lin V. Sin, Jun Yu, Kevin P. Francis, Richard Kimura, Tony Purchio, and Pamela R. Contag

Rapid Direct Method for Monitoring Antibiotics in a Mouse Model of Bacterial Biofilm Infection
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3130-3137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. T. Collier, J. D. van der Klis, B. Deplancke, D. B. Anderson, and H. R. Gaskins

Effects of Tylosin on Bacterial Mucolysis, Clostridium perfringens Colonization, and Intestinal Barrier Function in a Chick Model of Necrotic Enteritis
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3311-3317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Verica Risovic, Michael Boyd, Eugene Choo, and Kishor M. Wasan

Effects of Lipid-Based Oral Formulations on Plasma and Tissue Amphotericin B Concentrations and Renal Toxicity in Male Rats
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3339-3342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ashraf S. Ibrahim, Valentina Avanessian, Brad Spellberg, and John E. Edwards, Jr.

Liposomal Amphotericin B, and Not Amphotericin B Deoxycholate, Improves Survival of Diabetic Mice Infected with Rhizopus oryzae
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3343-3344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Farid Ismael, Rémy Bléton, Azzam Saleh-Mghir, Sophie Dautrey, Laurent Massias, and Anne-Claude Crémieux

Teicoplanin-Containing Cement Spacers for Treatment of Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Joint Prosthesis Infection
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3365-3367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Therapeutics:

Antonio Arrieta, Adriano Arguedas, Pilar Fernandez, Stan L. Block, Paz Emperanza, Sergio L. Vargas, William A. Erhardt, Pascal J. de Caprariis, and Constance D. Rothermel

High-Dose Azithromycin versus High-Dose Amoxicillin-Clavulanate for Treatment of Children with Recurrent or Persistent Acute Otitis Media
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3179-3186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mechanisms of Action:

B. L. Geller, J. D. Deere, D. A. Stein, A. D. Kroeker, H. M. Moulton, and P. L. Iversen

Inhibition of Gene Expression in Escherichia coli by Antisense Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligomers
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3233-3239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Omar N. Al Safarjalani, Fardos N. M. Naguib, and Mahmoud H. el Kouni

Uptake of Nitrobenzylthioinosine and Purine ß-L-Nucleosides by Intracellular Toxoplasma gondii
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3247-3251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carol W. Moore, Judith McKoy, Robert Del Valle, Donald Armstrong, Edward M. Bernard, Norman Katz, and Ronald E. Gordon

Fungal Cell Wall Septation and Cytokinesis Are Inhibited by Bleomycins
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3281-3289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bertin Enanga, Mark R. Ariyanayagam, Mhairi L. Stewart, and Michael P. Barrett

Activity of Megazol, a Trypanocidal Nitroimidazole, Is Associated with DNA Damage
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3368-3370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

Belkys Fernández-Torres, Isabel Inza, and Josep Guarro

Comparison of In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibilities of Conidia and Hyphae of Dermatophytes with Thick-Wall Macroconidia
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3371-3372. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shigeru Fujimura, Yutaka Tokue, and Akira Watanabe

Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase Mutations in Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates and In Vitro Selection of Low-Level Mupirocin-Resistant Strains
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3373-3374. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Valérie Martinez, Jean-Luc Le Guillou, Christian Lamer, Melissande Le Jouan, Michel Tod, and Françoise Dromer

Serum Voriconazole Levels following Administration via Percutaneous Jejunostomy Tube
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3375. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Giancarlo A. Biagini, Eric Richier, Patrick G. Bray, Michèle Calas, Henri Vial, and Stephen A. Ward

Heme Binding Contributes to Antimalarial Activity of Bis-Quaternary Ammoniums
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2003 47: 3376. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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