Contents: March 2004, Volume 48, Issue 3        Minireviews        Mechanisms of Resistance        Mechanisms of Action        Susceptibility        Experimental Therapeutics        Clinical Therapeutics        Antiviral Agents        Pharmacology        Biologic Response Modifiers        Chemistry; Biosynthesis        Letters        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Combination Antifungal Therapy Melissa D. Johnson, Conan MacDougall, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, John R. Perfect, and John H. Rex Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 693-715; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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Resistance to Cefepime and Cefpirome Due to a 4-Amino-Acid Deletion in the Chromosome-Encoded AmpC ß-Lactamase of a Serratia marcescens Clinical Isolate Hedi Mammeri, Laurent Poirel, Pascal Bemer, Henri Drugeon, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 716-720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Second Tylosin Resistance Determinant, Erm B, in Arcanobacterium pyogenes B. Helen Jost, Hien T. Trinh, J. Glenn Songer, and Stephen J. Billington Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 721-727; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Integron-Containing Bacteria without Antibiotic Selection Robert S. Barlow, John M. Pemberton, Patricia M. Desmarchelier, and Kari S. Gobius Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 838-842; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selection of an Antibiotic-Hypersusceptible Mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Identification of the GlmR Transcriptional Regulator Julio Ramos-Aires, Patrick Plésiat, Lasta Kocjancic-Curty, and Thilo Köhler Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 843-851; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmodium falciparum Isolates in India Exhibit a Progressive Increase in Mutations Associated with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Resistance Anwar Ahmed, Deepak Bararia, Sumiti Vinayak, Mohammed Yameen, Sukla Biswas, Vas Dev, Ashwani Kumar, Musharraf A. Ansari, and Yagya D. Sharma Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 879-889; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tetracycline and Streptomycin Resistance Genes, Transposons, and Plasmids in Salmonella enterica Isolates from Animals in Italy Cristina Pezzella, Antonia Ricci, Elisabetta DiGiannatale, Ida Luzzi, and Alessandra Carattoli Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 903-908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Chromosomally Encoded Multidrug Efflux Transporter MdeA in Staphylococcus aureus Jianzhong Huang, Paul W. O'Toole, Wei Shen, Heather Amrine-Madsen, Xinhe Jiang, Neethan Lobo, Leslie M. Palmer, LeRoy Voelker, Frank Fan, Michael N. Gwynn, and Damien McDevitt Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 909-917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ribosomal Mutations in Arcanobacterium pyogenes Confer a Unique Spectrum of Macrolide Resistance B. Helen Jost, Hien T. Trinh, J. Glenn Songer, and Stephen J. Billington Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1021-1023; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Isolates with Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides Belong to Accessory Gene Regulator Group I or II Isabelle Verdier, Marie-Elisabeth Reverdy, Jerome Etienne, Gérard Lina, Michèle Bes, and François Vandenesch Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1024-1027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of attP in Integrase-Mediated Integration of the Shigella Resistance Locus Pathogenicity Island of Shigella flexneri Sally A. Turner, Shelley N. Luck, Harry Sakellaris, Kumar Rajakumar, and Ben Adler Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1028-1031; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Evolution Predicts that the IMP-1 Metallo-ß-Lactamase Does Not Have the Potential To Evolve Increased Activity against Imipenem Barry G. Hall Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1032-1033; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selection during Cefepime Treatment of a New Cephalosporinase Variant with Extended-Spectrum Resistance to Cefepime in an Enterobacter aerogenes Clinical Isolate G. Barnaud, Y. Benzerara, J. Gravisse, L. Raskine, M. J. Sanson-Le Pors, R. Labia, and G. Arlet Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1040-1042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Mechanism of Action of the Mannopeptimycins, a Novel Class of Glycopeptide Antibiotics Active against Vancomycin-Resistant Gram-Positive Bacteria Alexey Ruzin, Guy Singh, Anatoly Severin, Youjun Yang, Russell G. Dushin, Alan G. Sutherland, Albert Minnick, Michael Greenstein, Michael K. May, David M. Shlaes, and Patricia A. Bradford Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 728-738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Miltefosine Induces Apoptosis-Like Death in Leishmania donovani Promastigotes Caroline Paris, Philippe M. Loiseau, Christian Bories, and Jaqueline Bréard Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 852-859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Killing by Ampicillin and Ofloxacin Induces Overlapping Changes in Escherichia coli Transcription Profile Niilo Kaldalu, Rui Mei, and Kim Lewis Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 890-896; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluorescence Detection-Based Functional Assay for High-Throughput Screening for MraY Thérèse Stachyra, Christophe Dini, Paul Ferrari, Ahmed Bouhss, Jean van Heijenoort, Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx, Didier Blanot, Jacques Biton, and Dominique Le Beller Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 897-902; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions between Penicillin-Binding Proteins (PBPs) and Two Novel Classes of PBP Inhibitors, Arylalkylidene Rhodanines and Arylalkylidene Iminothiazolidin-4-ones Astrid Zervosen, Wei-Ping Lu, Zhouliang Chen, Ronald E. White, Thomas P. Demuth, Jr., and Jean-Marie Frère Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 961-969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibitors of Antibiotic Efflux in Resistant Enterobacter aerogenes and Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Jacqueline Chevalier, Jérôme Bredin, Abdallah Mahamoud, Monique Malléa, Jacques Barbe, and Jean-Marie Pagès Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1043-1046; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of ß-Lactamase II of Bacillus cereus by Penamaldic Derivatives of Penicillins Pilar Gutiérrez Navarro, Bartolomé Quintero Osso, Raquel García Ortiz, Pedro J. Martínez de las Parras, María I. Martínez Puentedura, and M. Carmen Cabeza González Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1058-1060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Comparative In Vitro Activities of AC98-6446, a Novel Semisynthetic Glycopeptide Derivative of the Natural Product Mannopeptimycin , and Other Antimicrobial Agents against Gram-Positive Clinical Isolates Peter J. Petersen, T. Z. Wang, Russell G. Dushin, and Patricia A. Bradford Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 739-746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic Susceptibility of Tropheryma whipplei in MRC5 Cells Areen Boulos, Jean-Marc Rolain, and Didier Raoult Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 747-752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Double and Triple Synergistic Activities of Polymyxin B, Imipenem, and Rifampin against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Jimmy Yoon, Carl Urban, Christian Terzian, Noriel Mariano, and James J. Rahal Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 753-757; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of Antimicrobials against Nocardia brasiliensis Alejandra Gomez-Flores, Oliverio Welsh, Salvador Said-Fernández, Gerardo Lozano-Garza, Roman Erick Tavarez-Alejandro, and Lucio Vera-Cabrera Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 832-837; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of 3-(Halogenated Phenyl)-5-Acyloxymethyl- 2,5-Dihydrofuran-2-ones against Common and Emerging Yeasts and Molds Vladimír Buchta, Milan Pour, Petra Kubanová, Luis Silva, Ivan Votruba, Marie Voprsálová, Radan Schiller, Helena Fáková, and Marcel Spulák Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 873-878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Evaluation of Double and Triple Combinations of Antifungal Drugs against Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus terreus Eric Dannaoui, Olivier Lortholary, and Françoise Dromer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 970-978; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activity of Daptomycin against Gram-Positive European Clinical Isolates with Defined Resistance Determinants Ad C. Fluit, Franz-Josef Schmitz, Jan Verhoef, and Dana Milatovic Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1007-1011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of Moxifloxacin against 900 Aerobic and Anaerobic Surgical Isolates from Patients with Intra-Abdominal and Diabetic Foot Infections Charles E. Edmiston, Candace J. Krepel, Gary R. Seabrook, Lewis R. Somberg, Atilla Nakeeb, Robert A. Cambria, and Jonathan B. Towne Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1012-1016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of Tigecycline against the Bacteroides fragilis Group N. V. Jacobus, L. A. McDermott, R. Ruthazer, and D. R. Snydman Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1034-1036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of New Quinolones and Oxazolidinones against Actinomadura madurae Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Elsa Y. Ochoa-Felix, Gloria Gonzalez, Rolando Tijerina, Sung H. Choi, and Oliverio Welsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1037-1039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synergistic Activities of Moxifloxacin Combined with Piperacillin-Tazobactam or Cefepime against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, and Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates Rose Jung, Maroof Husain, Michael K. Choi, and Douglas N. Fish Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1055-1057; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Activity of Posaconazole Combined with Amphotericin B against Aspergillus flavus Infection in Mice: Comparative Studies in Two Laboratories Laura K. Najvar, Anthony Cacciapuoti, Steve Hernandez, Judith Halpern, Rosie Bocanegra, Maya Gurnani, Frederick Menzel, David Loebenberg, and John R. Graybill Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 758-764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Garenoxacin against Quinolone-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains In Vitro and in a Mouse Pneumonia Model E. Azoulay-Dupuis, J. P. Bédos, J. Mohler, G. Peytavin, R. Isturiz, P. Moine, V. Rieux, C. Cherbuliez, J. C. Péchère, B. Fantin, and T. Köhler Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 765-773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effects of Antibiotics Using Silkworms Infected with Human Pathogenic Microorganisms Hiroshi Hamamoto, Kenji Kurokawa, Chikara Kaito, Koushirou Kamura, Iony Manitra Razanajatovo, Hiroyuki Kusuhara, Tomofumi Santa, and Kazuhisa Sekimizu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 774-779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Antibiotic Treatment Delay on Therapeutic Outcome of Experimental Acute Otitis Media Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains with Different Susceptibilities to Amoxicillin Araceli Parra, Carmen Ponte, Carlos Cenjor, Carmen Martínez-Marín, and Francisco Soriano Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 860-866; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Ciprofloxacin and Moxifloxacin against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Emergence of Resistant Mutants in an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Model Boubakar B. Ba, Hala Feghali, Corinne Arpin, Marie-Claude Saux, and Claudine Quentin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 946-953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amphotericin B and Fluconazole, a Potent Combination Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis Robert A. Larsen, Madeline Bauer, Ann M. Thomas, and J. Richard Graybill Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 985-991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Acute Hematologic and Long-Term Pulmonary Toxicities of Radioimmunotherapy of Cryptococcus neoformans Infection in Murine Models E. Dadachova, R. A. Bryan, A. Frenkel, T. Zhang, C. Apostolidis, J. S. Nosanchuk, J. D. Nosanchuk, and A. Casadevall Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1004-1006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Efficacies of Four Amphotericin B Formulations—Fungizone, Amphotec (Amphocil), AmBisome, and Abelcet—against Systemic Murine Aspergillosis Karl V. Clemons and David A. Stevens Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1047-1050; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Dalbavancin In Vitro and in a Rabbit Model of Experimental Endocarditis Due to Staphylococcus aureus with or without Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin and Teicoplanin Agnès Lefort, Juliette Pavie, Louis Garry, Françoise Chau, and Bruno Fantin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1061-1064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Early Bactericidal Activity of Moxifloxacin in Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: a Prospective, Randomized Study Mathias W. R. Pletz, Andres De Roux, Andreas Roth, Karl-Heinz Neumann, Harald Mauch, and Hartmut Lode Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 780-782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Effect of Zinc Salts on Respiratory Syncytial Virus Replication Rahaman O. Suara and James E. Crowe, Jr. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 783-790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Preclinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics of GW433908, a Water-Soluble Prodrug of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitor Amprenavir Eric S. Furfine, Christopher T. Baker, Michael R. Hale, David J. Reynolds, Jo A. Salisbury, Andy D. Searle, Scott D. Studenberg, Dan Todd, Roger D. Tung, and Andrew Spaltenstein Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 791-798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quality Assurance Program for Clinical Measurement of Antiretrovirals: AIDS Clinical Trials Group Proficiency Testing Program for Pediatric and Adult Pharmacology Laboratories Diane T. Holland, Robin DiFrancesco, Judith Stone, Fayez Hamzeh, James D. Connor, and Gene D. Morse Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 824-831; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Geldanamycin, a Ligand of Heat Shock Protein 90, Inhibits the Replication of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 In Vitro Yu-Huan Li, Pei-Zhen Tao, Yu-Zhen Liu, and Jian-Dong Jiang Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 867-872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of Indinavir and Nelfinavir in Treatment-Naive, Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Subjects Robert DiCenzo, Alan Forrest, Margaret A. Fischl, Ann Collier, Judith Feinberg, Heather Ribaudo, Robin DiFrancecso, and Gene D. Morse Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 918-923; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Mechanisms of Tenofovir Resistance Conferred by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase Containing a Diserine Insertion after Residue 69 and Multiple Thymidine Analog-Associated Mutations Kirsten L. White, James M. Chen, Nicolas A. Margot, Terri Wrin, Christos J. Petropoulos, Lisa K. Naeger, S. Swaminathan, and Michael D. Miller Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 992-1003; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Analysis of a Parasitic Antiviral Strategy Hwijin Kim and John Yin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1017-1020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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New Findings on the Structure-Phototoxicity Relationship and Photostability of Fluoroquinolones with Various Substituents at Position 1 Norihiro Hayashi, Yoshihiro Nakata, and Akira Yazaki Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 799-803; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of Posaconazole Coadministered with Antacid in Fasting or Nonfasting Healthy Men Rachel Courtney, Elaine Radwanski, Josephine Lim, and Mark Laughlin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 804-808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Possible Involvement of the Drug Transporters P Glycoprotein and Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein Mrp2 in Disposition of Azithromycin Masami Sugie, Emiko Asakura, Ying Lan Zhao, Shoko Torita, Masayuki Nadai, Kenji Baba, Kiyoyuki Kitaichi, Kenji Takagi, Kenzo Takagi, and Takaaki Hasegawa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 809-814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disposition of Caspofungin: Role of Distribution in Determining Pharmacokinetics in Plasma Julie A. Stone, Xin Xu, Gregory A. Winchell, Paul J. Deutsch, Paul G. Pearson, Elizabeth M. Migoya, Goutam C. Mistry, Liwen Xi, Alisha Miller, Punam Sandhu, Romi Singh, Florencia deLuna, Stacy C. Dilzer, and Kenneth C. Lasseter Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 815-823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Serum Bactericidal Activity of Intravenous Dalbavancin in Healthy Volunteers Anton Leighton, Alice Bendix Gottlieb, Mary Beth Dorr, Daniela Jabes, Giorgio Mosconi, Claudia VanSaders, Edward J. Mroszczak, Kathleen C. M. Campbell, and Ellen Kelly Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 940-945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmodium falciparum-Based Bioassay for Measurement of Artemisinin Derivatives in Plasma or Serum Paktiya Teja-Isavadharm, James O. Peggins, Thomas G. Brewer, Nicholas J. White, H. Kyle Webster, and Dennis E. Kyle Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 954-960; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intrapatient Variability of Efavirenz Concentrations as a Predictor of Virologic Response to Antiretroviral Therapy Richard C. Brundage, Florence H. Yong, Terence Fenton, Stephen A. Spector, Stuart E. Starr, and Courtney V. Fletcher Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 979-984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relative Bioavailability of Three Newly Developed Albendazole Formulations: a Randomized Crossover Study with Healthy Volunteers I. M. Rigter, H. G. Schipper, R. P. Koopmans, H. J. M. van Kan, H. W. Frijlink, P. A. Kager, and H.-J. Guchelaar Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1051-1054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biologic Response Modifiers:

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Quercetin Induces Apoptosis of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Decreases the Proinflammatory Response of Human Macrophages Maria Mamani-Matsuda, Jérôme Rambert, Denis Malvy, Hélène Lejoly-Boisseau, Sylvie Daulouède, Denis Thiolat, Sara Coves, Pierrette Courtois, Philippe Vincendeau, and M. Djavad Mossalayi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 924-929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

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Two Sets of Paralogous Genes Encode the Enzymes Involved in the Early Stages of Clavulanic Acid and Clavam Metabolite Biosynthesis in Streptomyces clavuligerus Kapil Tahlan, Hyeon Ung Park, Annie Wong, Perrin H. Beatty, and Susan E. Jensen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 930-939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Pleural Diffusion of Voriconazole in a Patient with Aspergillus fumigatus Empyema Thoracis Jean-Baptiste Stern, Philippe Girard, and Raffaele Caliandro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1065 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic Resistance and Distribution of Tetracycline Resistance Genes in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates from Humans and Bovines Chris Wilkerson, Mansour Samadpour, Nicole van Kirk, and Marilyn C. Roberts Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1066-1067; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Class A Carbapenemase Isolated from Enterobacteriaceae in Argentina Marcela Radice, Pablo Power, Gabriel Gutkind, Karina Fernández, Carlos Vay, Angela Famiglietti, Nora Ricover, and Juan A. Ayala Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1068-1069; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Risk Factors for Acquisition of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a Case-Control Study Sang-Oh Lee, Nam Joong Kim, Sang-Ho Choi, Tae Hyong Kim, Jin-Won Chung, Jun-Hee Woo, Jiso Ryu, and Yang Soo Kim Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1070 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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A Point Mutation in the 14-Sterol Demethylase Gene cyp51A Contributes to Itraconazole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus T. M. Diaz-Guerra, E. Mellado, M. Cuenca-Estrella, and J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. March 2004 48: 1071 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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