Contents: February 2004, Volume 48, Issue 2        Minireviews        Experimental Therapeutics        Clinical Therapeutics        Biologic Response Modifiers        Antiviral Agents        Mechanisms of Resistance        Mechanisms of Action        Chemistry; Biosynthesis        Pharmacology        Susceptibility        Letters        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Issues in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anti-Infective Agents: Kill Curves versus MIC Markus Mueller, Amparo de la Peña, and Hartmut Derendorf Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 369-377; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Pharmacodynamics of S-3578, a Novel Cephem, in Murine Lung and Systemic Infection Models Shuichi Miyazaki, Kenichi Okazaki, Masakatsu Tsuji, and Keizo Yamaguchi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 378-383; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Efficacies of the New Triazole Albaconazole against Cryptococcus neoformans J. L. Miller, W. A. Schell, E. A. Wills, D. L. Toffaletti, M. Boyce, D. K. Benjamin, Jr., J. Bartroli, and J. R. Perfect Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 384-387; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of the Novel Azole Antifungal Agent R126638 F. Odds, J. Ausma, F. Van Gerven, F. Woestenborghs, L. Meerpoel, J. Heeres, H. Vanden Bossche, and M. Borgers Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 388-391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Safety and Efficacy of Antimicrobial Peptides against Naturally Acquired Leishmaniasis J. Alberola, A. Rodríguez, O. Francino, X. Roura, L. Rivas, and D. Andreu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 641-643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Replacement of Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporins by Piperacillin-Tazobactam: Impact on Sustained High Rates of Bacterial Resistance Carlos Bantar, Eduardo Vesco, Claudia Heft, Francisco Salamone, Marcelo Krayeski, Hernán Gomez, María Alicia Coassolo, Alejandro Fiorillo, Diego Franco, Carina Arango, Fernando Duret, and María Eugenia Oliva Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 392-395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biologic Response Modifiers:

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Antibody Array-Generated Profiles of Cytokine Release from THP-1 Leukemic Monocytes Exposed to Different Amphotericin B Formulations Lloyd W. Turtinen, David N. Prall, Lindsay A. Bremer, Rachel E. Nauss, and Scott C. Hartsel Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 396-403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Oral Treatment of Cowpox and Vaccinia Virus Infections in Mice with Ether Lipid Esters of Cidofovir Debra C. Quenelle, Deborah J. Collins, W. Brad Wan, James R. Beadle, Karl Y. Hostetler, and Earl R. Kern Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 404-412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Orally Active Fusion Inhibitor of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Christopher Cianci, Kuo-Long Yu, Keith Combrink, Ny Sin, Bradley Pearce, Alan Wang, Rita Civiello, Stacey Voss, Guangxiang Luo, Kathy Kadow, Eugene V. Genovesi, Brian Venables, Hatice Gulgeze, Ashok Trehan, Jennifer James, Lucinda Lamb, Ivette Medina, Julia Roach, Zheng Yang, Lisa Zadjura, Richard Colonno, Junius Clark, Nicholas Meanwell, and Mark Krystal Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 413-422; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Treatment of Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Disease with the Viral Entry Inhibitor PRO 542 Jeffrey M. Jacobson, Robert J. Israel, Israel Lowy, Nancy A. Ostrow, Linda S. Vassilatos, Melanie Barish, Diep N. H. Tran, Brian M. Sullivan, Thomas J. Ketas, Tobias J. O'Neill, Kirsten A. Nagashima, Wei Huang, Christos J. Petropoulos, John P. Moore, Paul J. Maddon, and William C. Olson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 423-429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of Saquinavir plus Low-Dose Ritonavir in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Pregnant Women Edward P. Acosta, Arlene Bardeguez, Carmen D. Zorrilla, Russell Van Dyke, Michael D. Hughes, Sharon Huang, Lisa Pompeo, Alice M. Stek, Jane Pitt, D. Heather Watts, Elizabeth Smith, Eleanor Jiménez, Lynne Mofenson, and the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group 386 Protocol Team, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 430-436; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Variation of Drug Susceptibility in Wild-Type Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 N. T. Parkin, N. S. Hellmann, J. M. Whitcomb, L. Kiss, C. Chappey, and C. J. Petropoulos Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 437-443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gag Non-Cleavage Site Mutations Contribute to Full Recovery of Viral Fitness in Protease Inhibitor-Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Lay Myint, Masakazu Matsuda, Zene Matsuda, Yoshiyuki Yokomaku, Tomoko Chiba, Aiko Okano, Kaneo Yamada, and Wataru Sugiura Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 444-452; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Interferon, Ribavirin, and Iminosugar Derivatives on Cells Persistently Infected with Noncytopathic Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus David Durantel, Sandra Carrouée-Durantel, Norica Branza-Nichita, Raymond A. Dwek, and Nicole Zitzmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 497-504; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Saquinavir Exposure in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients with Diarrhea and/or Wasting Syndrome Hervé Trout, France Mentré, Xavière Panhard, Alissi Kodjo, Lélia Escaut, Pascal Pernet, Jean-Gérard Gobert, Daniel Vittecoq, Anne-Laure Knellwolf, Charles Caulin, and Jean-François Bergmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 538-545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of ddATP Levels in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Treated with Dideoxyinosine Cecile Le Saint, Raphael Terreux, Daniele Duval, Jacques Durant, Helene Ettesse, Pierre Dellamonica, Roger Guedj, Jean Pierre Vincent, and Anny Cupo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 589-595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Diffusions of Indinavir and Lopinavir in Genital Secretions of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women Odile Launay, Michel Tod, Kamel Louchahi, Linda Belarbi, Olivier Bouchaud, Nathalie Mémain, Olivier Petitjean, Michel Robineau, Loïc Guillevin, and Olivier Lortholary Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 632-634; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Dynamics of Resistance-Associated Mutations to Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, and Protease Inhibitors after Cessation of Antiretroviral Combination Therapy Marc Wirden, Constance Delaugerre, Anne Genevieve Marcelin, Nadine Ktorza, Hocine Ait Mohand, Stephanie Dominguez, Luminita Schneider, Jade Ghosn, Michele Pauchard, Dominique Costagliola, Christine Katlama, and Vincent Calvez Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 644-647; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of the Subgenomic Hepatitis C Virus Replicon in Huh-7 Cells by 2'-Deoxy-2'-Fluorocytidine Lieven J. Stuyver, Tamara R. McBrayer, Tony Whitaker, Phillip M. Tharnish, Mangala Ramesh, Stefania Lostia, Leanne Cartee, Junxing Shi, Ann Hobbs, Raymond F. Schinazi, Kyoichi A. Watanabe, and Michael J. Otto Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 651-654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bifunctional Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Small Molecules with Two Novel Mechanisms of Action Li Huang, Xiong Yuan, Christopher Aiken, and Chin Ho Chen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 663-665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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PBP 2a Mutations Producing Very-High-Level Resistance to Beta-Lactams Yuki Katayama, Hong-Zhong Zhang, and Henry F. Chambers Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 453-459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Selection and Characterization of Resistance to Macrolides and Related Antibiotics in Mycoplasma pneumoniae S. Pereyre, C. Guyot, H. Renaudin, A. Charron, C. Bébéar, and C. M. Bébéar Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 460-465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum Pyrimethamine Resistance by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Florian Marks, Christian G. Meyer, Jürgen Sievertsen, Christian Timmann, Jennifer Evans, Rolf D. Horstmann, and Jürgen May Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 466-472; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reemergence of Macrolide Resistance in Pharyngeal Isolates of Group A Streptococci in Southwestern Pennsylvania Michael Green, Judith M. Martin, Karen A. Barbadora, Bernard Beall, and Ellen R. Wald Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 473-476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ybxI Gene of Bacillus subtilis 168 Encodes a Class D ß-Lactamase of Low Activity Maria-Luigi Colombo, Sophie Hanique, Stéphane L. Baurin, Cédric Bauvois, Kris De Vriendt, Jozef J. Van Beeumen, Jean-Marie Frère, and Bernard Joris Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 484-490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid-Mediated 16S rRNA Methylase in Serratia marcescens Conferring High-Level Resistance to Aminoglycosides Yohei Doi, Keiko Yokoyama, Kunikazu Yamane, Jun-ichi Wachino, Naohiro Shibata, Tetsuya Yagi, Keigo Shibayama, Haru Kato, and Yoshichika Arakawa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 491-496; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiology of Conjugative Plasmid-Mediated AmpC ß-Lactamases in the United States M. Alvarez, J. H. Tran, N. Chow, and G. A. Jacoby Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 533-537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Duplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Ampicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Stein Christian Mohn, Arve Ulvik, Roland Jureen, Rob J. L. Willems, Janetta Top, Helen Leavis, Stig Harthug, and Nina Langeland Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 556-560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex PCR Amplimer Conformation Analysis for Rapid Detection of gyrA Mutations in Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates Augustine F. B. Cheng, Wing W. Yew, Edward W. C. Chan, Miu L. Chin, Mamie M. M. Hui, and Raphael C. Y. Chan Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 596-601; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Environment and Transcription of ampC in an Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolate Heidi Segal, E. C. Nelson, and B. Gay Elisha Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 612-614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

fexA, a Novel Staphylococcus lentus Gene Encoding Resistance to Florfenicol and Chloramphenicol Corinna Kehrenberg and Stefan Schwarz Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 615-618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ribosomal Alterations Contribute to Bacterial Resistance against the Dipeptide Antibiotic TAN 1057 E. Limburg, R. Gahlmann, H.-P. Kroll, and D. Beyer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 619-622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intact mutS in Laboratory-Derived and Clinical Glycopeptide-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strains Arunachalam Muthaiyan, Radheshyam K. Jayaswal, and Brian J. Wilkinson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 623-625; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Class 1 Integron Containing Metallo-ß-Lactamase Gene blaVIM-2 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Strains Isolated in Japan Jun Yatsuyanagi, Shioko Saito, Seizaburo Harata, Noriyuki Suzuki, Yuko Ito, Ken-ichi Amano, and Katsuhiko Enomoto Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 626-628; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CTX-M-12 ß-Lactamase in a Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolate in Colombia Maria Virginia Villegas, Adriana Correa, Federico Perez, Tania Zuluaga, Marcela Radice, Gabriel Gutkind, José María Casellas, Juan Ayala, Karen Lolans, John P. Quinn, and the Colombian Nosocomial Resistance Study Group, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 629-631; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae Clinical Isolates of the VIM-4 Metallo-ß-Lactamase Encoded by a Conjugative Plasmid Francesco Luzzaro, Jean-Denis Docquier, Céline Colinon, Andrea Endimiani, Gianluigi Lombardi, Gianfranco Amicosante, Gian Maria Rossolini, and Antonio Toniolo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 648-650; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Class 1 Integrons Increase Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole MICs against Epidemiologically Unrelated Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolates Raquel Barbolla, Mariana Catalano, Betina E. Orman, Angela Famiglietti, Carlos Vay, Jorgelina Smayevsky, Daniela Centrón, and Silvia A. Piñeiro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 666-669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Multidrug-Resistant Shigella dysenteriae Type 1 Strains Associated with Epidemic and Sporadic Dysenteries in Eastern India Gururaja Perumal Pazhani, Bhaswati Sarkar, Thandavarayan Ramamurthy, S. K. Bhattacharya, Yoshifumi Takeda, and S. K. Niyogi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 681-684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Mechanism of Action of NB2001 and NB2030, Novel Antibacterial Agents Activated by ß-Lactamases Geoffrey W. Stone, Qin Zhang, Rosario Castillo, V. Ramana Doppalapudi, Analia R. Bueno, Jean Y. Lee, Qing Li, Maria Sergeeva, Gody Khambatta, and Nafsika H. Georgopapadakou Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 477-483; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Class of Bacterial Phenylalanyl-tRNA Synthetase Inhibitors with High Potency and Broad-Spectrum Activity Dieter Beyer, Hein-Peter Kroll, Rainer Endermann, Guido Schiffer, Stephan Siegel, Marcus Bauser, Jens Pohlmann, Michael Brands, Karl Ziegelbauer, Dieter Haebich, Christine Eymann, and Heike Brötz-Oesterhelt Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 525-532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Subinhibitory Concentrations of Linezolid Reduce Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Factor Expression Katussevani Bernardo, Norbert Pakulat, Silke Fleer, Annabelle Schnaith, Olaf Utermöhlen, Oleg Krut, Stefan Müller, and Martin Krönke Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 546-555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Gene Expression in Auristatin PHE-Treated Cryptococcus neoformans Tanja Woyke, Michael E. Berens, Dominique B. Hoelzinger, George R. Pettit, Günther Winkelmann, and Robin K. Pettit Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 561-567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three-Dimensional Models of Wild-Type and Mutated Forms of Cytochrome P450 14-Sterol Demethylases from Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans Provide Insights into Posaconazole Binding Li Xiao, Vincent Madison, Andrew S. Chau, David Loebenberg, Robert E. Palermo, and Paul M. McNicholas Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 568-574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Replacement of ParC 4 Helix with That of GyrA Increases the Stability and Cytotoxicity of Topoisomerase IV-Quinolone-DNA Ternary Complexes Emily S. Pfeiffer and Hiroshi Hiasa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 608-611; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Ascorbic Acid, Glutathione, Thiocyanate, and Iodide on Antimicrobial Activity of Acidified Nitrite Alemu Fite, Rolf Dykhuizen, Audrey Litterick, Michael Golden, and Carlo Leifert Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 655-658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Activity and Bacterial-Membrane Interaction of Ovine-Derived Cathelicidins Rachel C. Anderson, Robert E. W. Hancock, and Pak-Lam Yu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 673-676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

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Genetic Analysis and Complete Primary Structure of Microcin L Anne-Marie Pons, François Delalande, Mariela Duarte, Stéphanie Benoit, Isabelle Lanneluc, Sophie Sablé, Alain Van Dorsselaer, and Gilles Cottenceau Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 505-513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptomyces clavuligerus Has a Second Copy of the Proclavaminate Amidinohydrolase Gene Susan E. Jensen, Annie Wong, Alison Griffin, and Barry Barton Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 514-520; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Angucycline-Like Antibiotic Gene Cluster in the Terminal Inverted Repeats of the Streptomyces ambofaciens Linear Chromosome Xiuhua Pang, Bertrand Aigle, Jean-Michel Girardet, Sophie Mangenot, Jean-Luc Pernodet, Bernard Decaris, and Pierre Leblond Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 575-588; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Pharmacokinetics of Total and Unbound Ertapenem in Healthy Elderly Subjects D. G. Musson, A. Majumdar, S. Holland, K. Birk, L. Xi, G. Mistry, D. Sciberras, J. Muckow, P. Deutsch, and J. D. Rogers Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 521-524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasma Pharmacokinetics of Sulfadiazine Administered Twice Daily versus Four Times Daily Are Similar in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients M. Kelli Jordan, Aaron H. Burstein, Diane Rock-Kress, Raul M. Alfaro, Alice K. Pau, Joseph A. Kovacs, and Stephen C. Piscitelli Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 635-637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Moxifloxacin Penetration in Bronchial Secretions of Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Pneumonia Marc Leone, Jacques Albanèse, Emmanuelle Sampol-Manos, Nicolas Simon, Bruno Lacarelle, Bernard Bruguerolle, and Claude Martin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 638-640; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of DA-7867, a New Oxazolidinone, after Intravenous or Oral Administration to Rats: Intestinal First-Pass Effect Soo K. Bae, Won-Suk Chung, Eun J. Kim, Jae K. Rhee, Jong W. Kwon, Won B. Kim, and Myung G. Lee Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 659-662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Penetration of Linezolid into the Anterior Chamber (Aqueous Humor) of the Human Eye after Intravenous Administration E. García Vázquez, J. Mensa, Y. López, P. Díaz Couchard, D. Soy, J. R. Fontenla, M. Sarasa, X. Carné, and E. Montull Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 670-672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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In Vitro Activities of New Antimicrobials against Nocardia brasiliensis Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Eva Gonzalez, Sung H. Choi, and Oliverio Welsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 602-604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Cethromycin and Telithromycin against Recent North American Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae James H. Jorgensen, Sharon A. Crawford, M. Leticia McElmeel, and Cynthia G. Whitney Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 605-607; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Telithromycin Susceptibility and Genomic Diversity of Macrolide-Resistant Serotype III Group B Streptococci Isolated in Perinatal Infections Edouard Bingen, Catherine Doit, Philippe Bidet, Naima Brahimi, and Dominique Deforche Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 677-680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Positively Selected Sequence Variations in Human and Macaca fascicularis ß-Defensins 2 on Antimicrobial Activity Nikolinka Antcheva, Michele Boniotto, Igor Zelezetsky, Sabrina Pacor, Maria Vittoria Verga Falzacappa, Sergio Crovella, and Alessandro Tossi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 685-688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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First Canadian Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolate Harboring an Integron Michael R. Mulvey, David Boyd, Lai-King Ng, Shirley Brown, Marina Lombos, Bruce Ciebin, Aimin Li, Frances Jamieson, and Philip Stuart Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 689-690; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Virucidal Efficacy of Soap and Water against Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Genital Secretions Jonathan Z. Li, Elizabeth C. Mack, and Jay A. Levy Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. February 2004 48: 691 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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