Contents: October 2004, Volume 48, Issue 10        Minireviews        Experimental Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Action        Pharmacology        Antiviral Agents        Susceptibility        Clinical Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Resistance        Biologic Response Modifiers        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Antimicrobial Peptides from Marine Invertebrates J. Andy Tincu and Steven W. Taylor Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3645-3654; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Telithromycin Treatment of Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection in C57BL/6J mice Liisa Törmäkangas, Hannu Alakärppä, Denise Bem David, Maija Leinonen, and Pekka Saikku Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3655-3661; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal Therapy of Murine Aspergillus terreus Infection John R. Graybill, Steve Hernandez, Rosie Bocanegra, and Laura K. Najvar Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3715-3719; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal Activities of Posaconazole and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Ex Vivo and in Mice with Disseminated Infection Due to Scedosporium prolificans M. Simitsopoulou, C. Gil-Lamaignere, N. Avramidis, A. Maloukou, S. Lekkas, E. Havlova, L. Kourounaki, D. Loebenberg, and E. Roilides Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3801-3805; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Therapy of Experimental Pseudomonas Infections with a Nonreplicating Genetically Modified Phage Steven Hagens, André Habel, Uwe von Ahsen, Alexander von Gabain, and Udo Bläsi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3817-3822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Daptomycin Is Highly Efficacious against Penicillin-Resistant and Penicillin- and Quinolone-Resistant Pneumococci in Experimental Meningitis Philippe Cottagnoud, Marc Pfister, Fernando Acosta, Marianne Cottagnoud, Lukas Flatz, Felix Kühn, Hans-Peter Müller, and Armin Stucki Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3928-3933; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of PLD-118, a Novel Inhibitor of Candida Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase, against Experimental Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Candidiasis Caused by Fluconazole-Resistant C. albicans Vidmantas Petraitis, Ruta Petraitiene, Amy M. Kelaher, Alia A. Sarafandi, Tin Sein, Diana Mickiene, John Bacher, Andreas H. Groll, and Thomas J. Walsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3959-3967; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rifalazil Treats and Prevents Relapse of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Hamsters Pauline M. Anton, Michael O'Brien, Efi Kokkotou, Barry Eisenstein, Arthur Michaelis, David Rothstein, Sophia Paraschos, Ciáran P. Kelly, and Charalabos Pothoulakis Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3975-3979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correlation between In Vitro Susceptibility of Scedosporium apiospermum to Voriconazole and In Vivo Outcome of Scedosporiosis in Guinea Pigs Javier Capilla and Josep Guarro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4009-4011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Killing of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Drug Combinations Samuel A. Shelburne, Daniel M. Musher, Kristina Hulten, Heather Ceasar, Michael Y. Lu, Imran Bhaila, and Richard J. Hamill Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4016-4019; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequential Therapy with Caspofungin and Fluconazole for Candida albicans Infection Francesco Barchiesi, Elisabetta Spreghini, Isabella Baldassarri, Anna Marigliano, Daniela Arzeni, Daniele Giannini, and Giorgio Scalise Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4056-4058; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Posaconazole in a Murine Model of Central Nervous System Aspergillosis Jackie K. Imai, Gaurav Singh, Karl V. Clemons, and David A. Stevens Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4063-4066; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Films Functionalized by Insertion of Defensin: a New Approach to Protection of Implants from Bacterial Colonization O. Etienne, C. Picart, C. Taddei, Y. Haikel, J. L. Dimarcq, P. Schaaf, J. C. Voegel, J. A. Ogier, and C. Egles Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3662-3669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ketolide Antimicrobial Activity Persists after Disruption of Interactions with Domain II of 23S rRNA Guy W. Novotny, Lene Jakobsen, Niels M. Andersen, Jacob Poehlsgaard, and Stephen Douthwaite Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3677-3683; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Posaconazole Is a Potent Inhibitor of Sterol 14-Demethylation in Yeasts and Molds Hanan K. Munayyer, Paul A. Mann, Andrew S. Chau, Taisa Yarosh-Tomaine, Jonathan R. Greene, Roberta S. Hare, Larry Heimark, Robert E. Palermo, David Loebenberg, and Paul M. McNicholas Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3690-3696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Caspofungin Uptake Is Mediated by a High-Affinity Transporter in Candida albicans Padmaja Paderu, Steven Park, and David S. Perlin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3845-3849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Approach to Identification of Mutations Affecting Caspofungin Susceptibility in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sarit Markovich, Aya Yekutiel, Itamar Shalit, Yona Shadkchan, and Nir Osherov Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3871-3876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DB75, a Novel Trypanocidal Agent, Disrupts Mitochondrial Function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Charlotte A. Lanteri, Bernard L. Trumpower, Richard R. Tidwell, and Steven R. Meshnick Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3968-3974; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Antiparasitic Compound Licochalcone A Is a Potent Echinocytogenic Agent That Modifies the Erythrocyte Membrane in the Concentration Range Where Antiplasmodial Activity Is Observed Hanne L. Ziegler, Harald S. Hansen, Dan Stærk, Søren Brøgger Christensen, Henry Hägerstrand, and Jerzy W. Jaroszewski Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4067-4071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Pharmacodynamic Functions: a Multiparameter Approach to the Design of Antibiotic Treatment Regimens Roland R. Regoes, Camilla Wiuff, Renata M. Zappala, Kim N. Garner, Fernando Baquero, and Bruce R. Levin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3670-3676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ertapenem Pharmacokinetics and Impact on Intestinal Microflora, in Comparison to Those of Ceftriaxone, after Multiple Dosing in Male and Female Volunteers Mathias W. R. Pletz, Mareike Rau, Juergen Bulitta, Andres De Roux, Olaf Burkhardt, Guido Kruse, Michael Kurowski, Carl E. Nord, and Hartmut Lode Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3765-3772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

[18F]Ciprofloxacin, a New Positron Emission Tomography Tracer for Noninvasive Assessment of the Tissue Distribution and Pharmacokinetics of Ciprofloxacin in Humans Martin Brunner, Oliver Langer, Georg Dobrozemsky, Ulrich Müller, Markus Zeitlinger, Markus Mitterhauser, Wolfgang Wadsak, Robert Dudczak, Kurt Kletter, and Markus Müller Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3850-3857; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Concentration-Killing Curve Method for Estimation of Bactericidal Potency of Antibiotics in an In Vitro Dynamic Model Y. Q. Liu, Y. Z. Zhang, and P. J. Gao Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3884-3891; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long Depletion Time of Enrofloxacin in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Dario Lucchetti, Laura Fabrizi, Emilio Guandalini, Elisabetta Podestà, Luigi Marvasi, Anna Zaghini, and Ettore Coni Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3912-3917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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A Series of Diaryltriazines and Diarylpyrimidines Are Highly Potent Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors with Possible Applications as Microbicides Yven Van Herrewege, Guido Vanham, Jo Michiels, Katrien Fransen, Luc Kestens, Koen Andries, Paul Janssen, and Paul Lewi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3684-3689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combinations of Adefovir with Nucleoside Analogs Produce Additive Antiviral Effects against Hepatitis B Virus In Vitro William E. Delaney, IV, Huiling Yang, Michael D. Miller, Craig S. Gibbs, and Shelly Xiong Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3702-3710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Liquid Chromatography Assay for Routine Monitoring of Cellular Ribavirin Levels in Blood Yoichi Inoue, Masato Homma, Yasushi Matsuzaki, Minoru Shibata, Takuya Matsumura, Takayoshi Ito, Keiji Mitamura, Naomi Tanaka, and Yukinao Kohda Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3813-3816; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Comparison of Topical Microbicides for Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission Charlene S. Dezzutti, V. Nicole James, Artur Ramos, Sharon T. Sullivan, Aladin Siddig, Timothy J. Bush, Lisa A. Grohskopf, Lynn Paxton, Shambavi Subbarao, and Clyde E. Hart Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3834-3844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mannose-Specific Plant Lectins from the Amaryllidaceae Family Qualify as Efficient Microbicides for Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Jan Balzarini, Sigrid Hatse, Kurt Vermeire, Katrien Princen, Stefano Aquaro, Carlo-Federico Perno, Erik De Clercq, Herman Egberink, Guy Vanden Mooter, Willy Peumans, Els Van Damme, and Dominique Schols Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3858-3870; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Human Cytomegalovirus Replication by Benzimidazole Nucleosides Involves Three Distinct Mechanisms David L. Evers, Gloria Komazin, Roger G. Ptak, Dongjin Shin, Brian T. Emmer, Leroy B. Townsend, and John C. Drach Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3918-3927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A 7-Deaza-Adenosine Analog Is a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Hepatitis C Virus Replication with Excellent Pharmacokinetic Properties David B. Olsen, Anne B. Eldrup, Linda Bartholomew, Balkrishen Bhat, Michele R. Bosserman, Alessandra Ceccacci, Lawrence F. Colwell, John F. Fay, Osvaldo A. Flores, Krista L. Getty, Jay A. Grobler, Robert L. LaFemina, Eric J. Markel, Giovanni Migliaccio, Marija Prhavc, Mark W. Stahlhut, Joanne E. Tomassini, Malcolm MacCoss, Daria J. Hazuda, and Steven S. Carroll Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3944-3953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dual-Action Mechanism of Viramidine Functioning as a Prodrug and as a Catabolic Inhibitor for Ribavirin Jim Zhen Wu, Gary Larson, and Zhi Hong Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4006-4008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Antimicrobial Evaluation of Nocathiacins, a Thiazole Peptide Class of Antibiotics Michael J. Pucci, Joanne J. Bronson, John F. Barrett, Kenneth L. DenBleyker, Linda F. Discotto, Joan C. Fung-Tomc, and Yasutsugu Ueda Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3697-3701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of 2,4-Diaminoquinazoline and 2,4-Diaminopteridine Derivatives against Plasmodium falciparum Sheila Ommeh, Eunice Nduati, Eddy Mberu, Gilbert Kokwaro, Kevin Marsh, Andre Rosowsky, and Alexis Nzila Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3711-3714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Glycine on Helicobacter pylori In Vitro Masaaki Minami, Takafumi Ando, Shin-nosuke Hashikawa, Keizo Torii, Tadao Hasegawa, Dawn A. Israel, Kenji Ina, Kazuo Kusugami, Hidemi Goto, and Michio Ohta Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3782-3788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Activity of Euplotin C, the Sesquiterpene Taxonomic Marker from the Marine Ciliate Euplotes crassus Dianella Savoia, Claudio Avanzini, Tiziano Allice, Emanuela Callone, Graziano Guella, and Fernando Dini Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3828-3833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Susceptibilities of 26 Leptospira sp. Serovars to 24 Antimicrobial Agents by a Broth Microdilution Technique Clinton K. Murray and Duane R. Hospenthal Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4002-4005; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antipneumococcal Activity of LBM415, a New Peptide Diformylase Inhibitor, Compared with Those of Other Agents Lois M. Ednie, Glenn Pankuch, and Peter C. Appelbaum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4027-4032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antistaphylococcal Activity of LBM415, a New Peptide Deformylase Inhibitor, Compared with Those of Other Agents Kim Credito, Gengrong Lin, Lois M. Ednie, and Peter C. Appelbaum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4033-4036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antistaphylococcal Activity of CB-181963 (CAB-175), an Experimental Parenteral Cephalosporin Dianne B. Hoellman, Glenn A. Pankuch, and Peter C. Appelbaum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4037-4039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Bloodstream Infections Caused by AmpC-Type-ß-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Hyunjoo Pai, Cheol-In Kang, Jeong-Hum Byeon, Ki-Deok Lee, Wan Beom Park, Hong-Bin Kim, Eui-Chong Kim, Myoung-don Oh, and Kang-Won Choe Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3720-3728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population Pharmacokinetics of Pyrimethamine and Sulfadoxine in Children Treated for Congenital Toxoplasmosis Stéphane Corvaisier, Bruno Charpiat, Cyril Mounier, Martine Wallon, Gilles Leboucher, Mounzer Al Kurdi, Jean-François Chaulet, and François Peyron Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3794-3800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intrapulmonary Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Itraconazole and 14-Hydroxyitraconazole at Steady State John E. Conte, Jr., Jeffrey A. Golden, Juliana Kipps, Marina McIver, and Elisabeth Zurlinden Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3823-3827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combination Therapy Counteracts the Enhanced Transmission of Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasites to Mosquitoes Rachel L. Hallett, Colin J. Sutherland, Neal Alexander, Rosalynn Ord, Musa Jawara, Chris J. Drakeley, Margaret Pinder, Gijs Walraven, Geoffrey A. T. Targett, and Ali Alloueche Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3940-3943; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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AcrAB-TolC Directs Efflux-Mediated Multidrug Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104 Sylvie Baucheron, Shaun Tyler, David Boyd, Michael R. Mulvey, Elisabeth Chaslus-Dancla, and Axel Cloeckaert Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3729-3735; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence and Spread of Three Clonally Related Virulent Isolates of CTX-M-15-Producing Escherichia coli with Variable Resistance to Aminoglycosides and Tetracycline in a French Geriatric Hospital Véronique Leflon-Guibout, Cécile Jurand, Stéphane Bonacorsi, Florence Espinasse, Marie Claude Guelfi, Françoise Duportail, Beate Heym, Edouard Bingen, and Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3736-3742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acquired Bacitracin Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis Is Mediated by an ABC Transporter and a Novel Regulatory Protein, BcrR Janet M. Manson, Stefanie Keis, John M. B. Smith, and Gregory M. Cook Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3743-3748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Wall Composition and Decreased Autolytic Activity and Lysostaphin Susceptibility of Glycopeptide-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Jennifer L. Koehl, Arunachalam Muthaiyan, Radheshyam K. Jayaswal, Kerstin Ehlert, Harald Labischinski, and Brian J. Wilkinson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3749-3757; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Nucleotide Sequence of a 92-Kilobase Plasmid Harboring the CTX-M-15 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Involved in an Outbreak in Long-Term-Care Facilities in Toronto, Canada David A. Boyd, Shaun Tyler, Sara Christianson, Allison McGeer, Matthew P. Muller, Barbara M. Willey, Elizabeth Bryce, Michael Gardam, Patrice Nordmann, and Michael R. Mulvey Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3758-3764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Azole Resistance in Candida glabrata: Coordinate Upregulation of Multidrug Transporters and Evidence for a Pdr1-Like Transcription Factor John-Paul Vermitsky and Thomas D. Edlind Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3773-3781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increasing Prevalence of Quinolone Resistance in Human Nontyphoid Salmonella enterica Isolates Obtained in Spain from 1981 to 2003 José M. Marimón, María Gomáriz, Carmen Zigorraga, Gustavo Cilla, and Emilio Pérez-Trallero Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3789-3793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variant Salmonella Genomic Island 1 Antibiotic Resistance Gene Cluster Containing a Novel 3'-N-Aminoglycoside Acetyltransferase Gene Cassette, aac(3)-Id, in Salmonella enterica Serovar Newport Benoît Doublet, François-Xavier Weill, Laetitia Fabre, Elisabeth Chaslus-Dancla, and Axel Cloeckaert Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3806-3812; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fusidic Acid-Resistant Mutants of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Have Low Levels of Heme and a Reduced Rate of Respiration and Are Sensitive to Oxidative Stress Mirjana Macvanin, Andras Ballagi, and Diarmaid Hughes Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3877-3883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VanD-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Florence Depardieu, Mathias Kolbert, Hendrik Pruul, Jan Bell, and Patrice Courvalin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3892-3904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism of Resistance to Several Antimicrobial Agents in Salmonella Clinical Isolates Causing Traveler's Diarrhea Roberto Cabrera, Joaquím Ruiz, Francesc Marco, Inés Oliveira, Margarita Arroyo, Ana Aladueña, Miguel A. Usera, M. Teresa Jiménez De Anta, Joaquím Gascón, and Jordi Vila Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3934-3939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutant Prevention Concentrations for Single-Step Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Mutants of Wild-Type, Efflux-Positive, or ParC or GyrA Mutation-Containing Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Heather J. Smith, Michael Walters, Tamiko Hisanaga, George G. Zhanel, and Daryl J. Hoban Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3954-3958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody Mapping of the Linear Epitopes of CMY-2 and SHV-1 ß-Lactamases Andrea M. Hujer, Christopher R. Bethel, and Robert A. Bonomo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3980-3988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tetracycline Resistance in Chlamydia suis Mediated by Genomic Islands Inserted into the Chlamydial inv-Like Gene Jae Dugan, Daniel D. Rockey, Loren Jones, and Arthur A. Andersen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3989-3995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanisms of Resistance in Multiple-Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains of Human, Animal, and Food Origins Yolanda Sáenz, Laura Briñas, Elena Domínguez, Joaquim Ruiz, Myriam Zarazaga, Jordi Vila, and Carmen Torres Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3996-4001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Mutations within the Quinolone Resistance-Determining Region of gyrA, gyrB, parC, and parE and Association with Antibiotic Resistance in Quinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica Deborah J. Eaves, Luke Randall, Douglas T. Gray, Antony Buckley, Martin J. Woodward, Allan P. White, and Laura J. V. Piddock Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4012-4015; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alterations of Penicillin-Binding Proteins 1A, 2X, and 2B in Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates for Which Amoxicillin MICs Are Higher than Penicillin MICs K. Kosowska, M. R. Jacobs, S. Bajaksouzian, L. Koeth, and P. C. Appelbaum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4020-4022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peptide Nucleic Acid-Mediated Competitive PCR Clamping for Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tomotada Iwamoto and Toshiaki Sonobe Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4023-4026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance Phenotypes and Genotypes of Erythromycin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Beijing and Shenyang, China Zhao Tiemei, Fang Xiangqun, and Liu Youning Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4040-4041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CARB-9, a Carbenicillinase Encoded in the VCR Region of Vibrio cholerae Non-O1, Non-O139 Belongs to a Family of Cassette-Encoded ß-Lactamases Alejandro Petroni, Roberto G. Melano, Héctor A. Saka, Alicia Garutti, Laura Mange, Fernando Pasterán, Melina Rapoport, Mariana Miranda, Diego Faccone, Alicia Rossi, Paul S. Hoffman, and Marcelo F. Galas Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4042-4046; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Phenotypic and Genotypic Florfenicol Resistance in Escherichia coli Randall S. Singer, Sheila K. Patterson, Anne E. Meier, Jessica K. Gibson, Hannah L. Lee, and Carol W. Maddox Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4047-4049; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AmpC ß-Lactamase in an Escherichia coli Clinical Isolate Confers Resistance to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins Hedi Mammeri, Hasan Nazic, Thierry Naas, Laurent Poirel, Sophie Léotard, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4050-4053; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division Efflux System AdeDE in Acinetobacter Genomic DNA Group 3 Sze-Lok Chau, Yiu-Wai Chu, and Elizabeth T. S. Houang Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4054-4055; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection and Sequence-Specific Differentiation of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase GES-2 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Use of a Real-Time PCR Assay Gerhard F. Weldhagen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4059-4062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biologic Response Modifiers:

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Protease Inhibitors Block Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2)- and TLR4-Induced NF-B Activation Ozlem Equils, Alan Shapiro, Zeynep Madak, Chunren Liu, and Daning Lu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 3905-3911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Challenges in Designing Animal Studies To Detect Antagonism of Polyene Activity Russell E. Lewis and Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4072 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Penetration of Candida Biofilms by Antifungal Agents Mohammed A. Al-Fattani and L. Julia Douglas Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. October 2004 48: 4073 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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