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Contents: May 2003, Volume 47, Issue 5        Minireviews        Mechanisms of Resistance        Antiviral Agents        Clinical Therapeutics        Experimental Therapeutics        Pharmacology        Susceptibility        Mechanisms of Action        Letters        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Combination Chemotherapy of Schistosomiasis in Laboratory Studies and Clinical Trials Jürg Utzinger, Jennifer Keiser, Xiao Shuhua, Marcel Tanner, and Burton H. Singer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1487-1495; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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Role of 16S rRNA Helix 44 in Ribosomal Resistance to Hygromycin B P. Pfister, M. Risch, D. E. Brodersen, and E. C. Böttger Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1496-1502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Point Mutations in the Dihydrofolate Reductase Gene of Plasmodium vivax: Evidence for Sequential Selection by Drug Pressure Mallika Imwong, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Laurent Rénia, Franck Letourneur, Jean-Paul Charlieu, Ubolsree Leartsakulpanich, Sornchai Looareesuwan, Nicholas J. White, and Georges Snounou Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1514-1521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IMP-12, a New Plasmid-Encoded Metallo-ß-Lactamase from a Pseudomonas putida Clinical Isolate Jean-Denis Docquier, Maria Letizia Riccio, Claudia Mugnaioli, Francesco Luzzaro, Andrea Endimiani, Antonio Toniolo, Gianfranco Amicosante, and Gian Maria Rossolini Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1522-1528; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The In Vivo Susceptibility of Leishmania donovani to Sodium Stibogluconate Is Drug Specific and Can Be Reversed by Inhibiting Glutathione Biosynthesis K. C. Carter, S. Sundar, C. Spickett, O. C. Pereira, and A. B. Mullen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1529-1535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chromosomal Integration of a Cephalosporinase Gene from Acinetobacter baumannii into Oligella urethralis as a Source of Acquired Resistance to ß-Lactams Hedi Mammeri, Laurent Poirel, Nicole Mangeney, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1536-1542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Similarities and Differences between Candida albicans Cdr1p and Cdr2p Transporters Christian Gauthier, Sandra Weber, Anne-Marie Alarco, Omar Alqawi, Roni Daoud, Elias Georges, and Martine Raymond Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1543-1554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modification of Outer Membrane Protein Profile and Evidence Suggesting an Active Drug Pump in Enterobacter aerogenes Clinical Strains Stéphane Gayet, Renaud Chollet, Gérard Molle, Jean-Marie Pagès, and Jacqueline Chevalier Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1555-1559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Elements Containing Glycopeptide Resistance Genes on Expression of Virulence in Enterococcus faecalis Peritonitis: a Pilot Study with Rats G. Plantefeve, H. Dupont, V. Hubert, L. Garry, C. Poüs, C. Carbon, and P. Montravers Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1560-1564; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fungicidal Synergism of Fluconazole and Cyclosporine in Candida albicans Is Not Dependent on Multidrug Efflux Transporters Encoded by the CDR1, CDR2, CaMDR1, and FLU1 Genes Oscar Marchetti, Philippe Moreillon, Josè M. Entenza, Jacques Vouillamoz, Michel P. Glauser, Jacques Bille, and Dominique Sanglard Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1565-1570; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of a vanA-Carrying Pheromone Response Plasmid (pBRG1) in a Clinical Isolate of Enterococcus faecium Gloria Magi, Roberta Capretti, Claudia Paoletti, Marco Pietrella, Luigi Ferrante, Francesca Biavasco, Pietro Emanuele Varaldo, and Bruna Facinelli Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1571-1576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aminoglycoside Resistance Resulting from Tight Drug Binding to an Altered Aminoglycoside Acetyltransferase Sophie Magnet, Terry-Ann Smith, Renjian Zheng, Patrice Nordmann, and John S. Blanchard Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1577-1583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aminoglycoside Resistance Gene ant(4')-IIb of Pseudomonas aeruginosa BM4492, a Clinical Isolate from Bulgaria Stefana Sabtcheva, Marc Galimand, Guy Gerbaud, Patrice Courvalin, and Thierry Lambert Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1584-1588; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Resistance Mechanisms among Aspergillus fumigatus Mutants with High-Level Resistance to Itraconazole Adriana M. Nascimento, Gustavo H. Goldman, Steven Park, Salvatore A. E. Marras, Guillaume Delmas, Uma Oza, Karen Lolans, Michael N. Dudley, Paul A. Mann, and David S. Perlin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1719-1726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel 3-N-Aminoglycoside Acetyltransferase Gene, aac(3)-Ic, from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Integron Maria Letizia Riccio, Jean-Denis Docquier, Emanuela Dell'Amico, Francesco Luzzaro, Gianfranco Amicosante, and Gian Maria Rossolini Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1746-1748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Prevalence of PER-1 Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Acinetobacter spp. in Korea Dongeun Yong, Jong Hee Shin, Sinyoung Kim, Youngsik Lim, Jong Hwa Yum, Kyungwon Lee, Yunsop Chong, and Adolf Bauernfeind Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1749-1751; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Prevention of Human Rhinovirus Infection by Multivalent Fab Molecules Directed against ICAM-1 Catherine H. Charles, Guang X. Luo, Lori A. Kohlstaedt, Ianessa G. Morantte, Elliott Gorfain, Linguang Cao, Jimmy H. Williams, and Fang Fang Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1503-1508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Mutation Patterns in Thymidine Kinase and DNA Polymerase Genes of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Clones Passaged in the Presence of Acyclovir or Penciclovir Tatsuo Suzutani, Ken Ishioka, Erik De Clercq, Kei Ishibashi, Hisatoshi Kaneko, Toshihiko Kira, Koh-ichi Hashimoto, Masahiro Ogasawara, Katsuki Ohtani, Nobutaka Wakamiya, and Masayuki Saijo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1707-1713; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibilities of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus to Protease Inhibitors Angelica C. Giuffre, Joanne Higgins, Robert W. Buckheit, Jr., and Thomas W. North Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1756-1759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Screen for Monitoring Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Serine Protease Activity Miguel Angel Martinez and Bonaventura Clotet Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1760-1765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Adverse Effect of Rifampin on Quinine Efficacy in Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria S. Pukrittayakamee, S. Prakongpan, S. Wanwimolruk, R. Clemens, S. Looareesuwan, and N. J. White Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1509-1513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of Salmonellae in Blood and Bone Marrow: Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Ciprofloxacin and Chloramphenicol Treatments against Enteric Fever M. Hussein Gasem, Monique Keuter, Wil M. V. Dolmans, Johanna van der Ven-Jongekrijg, Robert Djokomoeljanto, and Jos W. M. van der Meer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1727-1731; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Lysostaphin Cream Eradicates Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization in a Cotton Rat Model John F. Kokai-Kun, Scott M. Walsh, Tanya Chanturiya, and James J. Mond Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1589-1597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Daptomycin Dose-Effect Relationship against Resistant Gram-Positive Organisms Raymond Cha, Richard G. Grucz, Jr., and Michael J. Rybak Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1598-1603; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of the Mutant Selection Window Hypothesis Using Four Fluoroquinolones against Staphylococcus aureus Alexander A. Firsov, Sergey N. Vostrov, Irene Y. Lubenko, Karl Drlica, Yury A. Portnoy, and Stephen H. Zinner Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1604-1613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial and Immunologic Activities of Clarithromycin in a Murine Model of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced Pneumonia Robert D. Hardy, Ana Maria Rios, Susana Chavez-Bueno, Hasan S. Jafri, Jeanine Hatfield, Beverly B. Rogers, George H. McCracken, and Octavio Ramilo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1614-1620; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Moxifloxacin Efficacy and Vitreous Penetration in a Rabbit Model of Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis and Effect on Gene Expression of Leucotoxins and Virulence Regulator Factors Stéphane Bronner, François Jehl, Jean-Daniel Peter, Marie-Cécile Ploy, Corinne Renault, Pierre Arvis, Henri Monteil, and Gilles Prevost Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1621-1629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacodynamics of a Novel Des-F(6)-Quinolone, BMS-284756, against Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Thigh Infection Model David P. Nicolau, Holly M. Mattoes, Maryanne Banevicius, Dawei Xuan, and Charles H. Nightingale Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1630-1635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacodynamics of Oritavancin (LY333328) in a Neutropenic-Mouse Thigh Model of Staphylococcus aureus Infection Carole J. Boylan, Kristina Campanale, Philip W. Iversen, Diane L. Phillips, Michael L. Zeckel, and Thomas R. Parr, Jr. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1700-1706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Daptomycin in Experimental Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus George Sakoulas, George M. Eliopoulos, Jeff Alder, and Claudie Thauvin- Eliopoulos Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1714-1718; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Shiga-Like Toxin II Impairs Hepatobiliary Transport of Doxorubicin in Rats by Down-Regulation of Hepatic P Glycoprotein and Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein Mrp2 Kazuhiko Hidemura, Ying Lan Zhao, Katsuki Ito, Akimasa Nakao, Yasuaki Tatsumi, Hiroaki Kanazawa, Kenzo Takagi, Michio Ohta, and Takaaki Hasegawa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1636-1642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics of Cefepime and Piperacillin- Tazobactam against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Producing Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases: Report from the ARREST Program P. G. Ambrose, S. M. Bhavnani, and R. N. Jones Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1643-1646; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of Ritonavir and Delavirdine in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Mark J. Shelton, Ross G. Hewitt, John Adams, Andrew Della-Coletta, Steven Cox, and Gene D. Morse Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1694-1699; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of Intramuscularly Administered Ertapenem Donald G. Musson, Anup Majumdar, Kimberly Birk, Sherry Holland, Peter Wickersham, Susan X. Li, Goutam Mistry, Alison Fisher, Scott Waldman, Howard Greenberg, Paul Deutsch, and J. Douglas Rogers Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1732-1735; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography To Study the Pharmacokinetics of Colistin Sulfate in Rats following Intravenous Administration Jian Li, Robert W. Milne, Roger L. Nation, John D. Turnidge, Timothy C. Smeaton, and Kingsley Coulthard Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1766-1770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetic Profile of Meropenem, Administered at 500 Milligrams Every 8 Hours, in Plasma and Cantharidin-Induced Skin Blister Fluid Dana Maglio, Renli Teng, Per T. Thyrum, Charles H. Nightingale, and David P. Nicolau Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1771-1773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Correlation between E-Test, Disk Diffusion, and Microdilution Methods for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Fluconazole and Voriconazole Madonna J. Matar, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Victor L. Paetznick, Jose R. Rodriguez, Enuo Chen, and John H. Rex Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1647-1651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of AM-112, a Novel Oxapenem Conor E. Jamieson, Peter A. Lambert, and Iain N. Simpson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1652-1657; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Evaluation of Antibiotic Susceptibility: Tropheryma whipplei Paradigm F. Masselot, A. Boulos, M. Maurin, J. M. Rolain, and D. Raoult Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1658-1664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Wolbachia pipientis Growth Kinetics and Susceptibilities to 13 Antibiotics Determined by Immunofluorescence Staining and Real-Time PCR Florence Fenollar, Max Maurin, and Didier Raoult Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1665-1671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trends in Antimicrobial Susceptibilities among Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Hospitalized Patients in the United States from 1998 to 2001 James A. Karlowsky, Mark E. Jones, Clyde Thornsberry, Ian R. Friedland, and Daniel F. Sahm Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1672-1680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surveillance for Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii from Hospitalized Patients in the United States, 1998 to 2001 James A. Karlowsky, Deborah C. Draghi, Mark E. Jones, Clyde Thornsberry, Ian R. Friedland, and Daniel F. Sahm Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1681-1688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Baseline Study To Determine In Vitro Activities of Daptomycin against Gram-Positive Pathogens Isolated in the United States in 2000-2001 Ian A. Critchley, Renée S. Blosser-Middleton, Mark E. Jones, Clyde Thornsberry, Daniel F. Sahm, and James A. Karlowsky Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1689-1693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activity of Linezolid against Slowly Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Christopher J. Crist, Linda B. Mann, Rebecca W. Wilson, and Richard J. Wallace, Jr. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1736-1738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Burkholderia Is Highly Resistant to Human Beta-Defensin 3 Hany Sahly, Sabine Schubert, Jürgen Harder, Peter Rautenberg, Uwe Ullmann, Jens Schröder, and Rainer Podschun Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1739-1741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Rhodococcus equi and Other Common Equine Pathogens to Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, and 20 Other Antimicrobials Stephanie S. Jacks, Steeve Giguère, and An Nguyen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1742-1745; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Influences of Linezolid, Penicillin, and Clindamycin, Alone and in Combination, on Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A Release Elizabeth A. Coyle, Raymond Cha, and Michael J. Rybak Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1752-1755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Lamivudine Resistance in Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 May Be Due to a Polymorphism at Codon 118 (VI) of the Reverse Transcriptase Carlos Toro, Berta Rodés, Carmen de Mendoza, Vincent Soriano, Beatrice Macchi, Emanuela Balestrieri, and Antonio Mastino Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1774-1775; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Transcriptional Induction of the Penicillin-Binding Protein 2 Gene in Staphylococcus aureus by Cell Wall-Active Antibiotics Oxacillin and Vancomycin Susan Boyle-Vavra, Shaohui Yin, Mamatha Challapalli, and Robert S. Daum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. May 2003 47: 1776 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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