Contents: April 2004, Volume 48, Issue 4        Minireviews        Antiviral Agents        Biologic Response Modifiers        Experimental Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Resistance        Pharmacology        Mechanisms of Action        Susceptibility        Clinical Therapeutics        Analytical Procedures        Letters        Recent Approvals Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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P Glycoprotein in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection and Therapy Sanjay U. C. Sankatsing, Jos H. Beijnen, Alfred H. Schinkel, Joep M. A. Lange, and Jan M. Prins Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1073-1081; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Antiretroviral Spermicide WHI-07 Prevents Vaginal and Rectal Transmission of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in Domestic Cats Osmond J. D'Cruz, Barbara Waurzyniak, and Fatih M. Uckun Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1082-1088; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase in Interactions between 2',3'-Dideoxyinosine and Allopurinol, Ganciclovir, or Tenofovir Adrian S. Ray, Loren Olson, and Arnold Fridland Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1089-1095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Antiviral Activity and Host Toxicity: Comparison of the Incorporation Efficiencies of 2',3'-Dideoxy-5-Fluoro-3'-Thiacytidine-Triphosphate Analogs by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase and Human Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase Joy Y. Feng, Eisuke Murakami, Suzana M. Zorca, Allison A. Johnson, Kenneth A. Johnson, Raymond F. Schinazi, Phillip A. Furman, and Karen S. Anderson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1300-1306; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase Mutation Selection during In Vitro Exposure to Tenofovir Alone or Combined with Abacavir or Lamivudine Chris Stone, Mounir Ait-Khaled, Charles Craig, Philip Griffin, and Margaret Tisdale Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1413-1415; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

2'-Fluoro-2'-Deoxycytidine Inhibits Borna Disease Virus Replication and Spread Jeffrey J. Bajramovic, Romain Volmer, Sylvie Syan, Sylvie Pochet, and Daniel Gonzalez-Dunia Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1422-1425; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biologic Response Modifiers:

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Interaction of the New Ketolide ABT-773 (Cethromycin) with Human Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils and the Phagocytic Cell Line PLB-985 In Vitro Marie Thérèse Labro, Houria Abdelghaffar, and Catherine Babin-Chevaye Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1096-1104; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Efficacy of BAL5788, a Prodrug of Cephalosporin BAL9141, in a Mouse Model of Acute Pneumococcal Pneumonia E. Azoulay-Dupuis, J. P. Bédos, J. Mohler, A. Schmitt-Hoffmann, M. Schleimer, and S. Shapiro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1105-1111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Detection and Quantification of Tetracycline by Use of a Whole-Cell Biosensor in the Rat Intestine Martin Iain Bahl, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen, Tine Rask Licht, and Søren J. Sørensen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1112-1117; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Dalbavancin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Rat Granuloma Pouch Infection Model Daniela Jabés, Gianpaolo Candiani, Gabriella Romanó, Cristina Brunati, Simona Riva, and Marco Cavaleri Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1118-1123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy, Safety, and Plasma Pharmacokinetics of Escalating Dosages of Intravenously Administered Ravuconazole Lysine Phosphoester for Treatment of Experimental Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Persistently Neutropenic Rabbits Ruta Petraitiene, Vidmantas Petraitis, Caron A. Lyman, Andreas H. Groll, Diana Mickiene, Joanne Peter, John Bacher, Kristin Roussillon, Melissa Hemmings, Derrek Armstrong, Nilo A. Avila, and Thomas J. Walsh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1188-1196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Nanocapsule Formulations of Halofantrine in Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice Vanessa C. F. Mosqueira, Philippe M. Loiseau, Christian Bories, Philippe Legrand, Jean-Philippe Devissaguet, and Gillian Barratt Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1222-1228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disposition of Caspofungin, a Novel Antifungal Agent, in Mice, Rats, Rabbits, and Monkeys Punam Sandhu, Xin Xu, Peter J. Bondiskey, Suresh K. Balani, Michael L. Morris, Yui S. Tang, Alisha R. Miller, and Paul G. Pearson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1272-1280; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid on Human Fecal Flora in a Gnotobiotic Mouse Model Assessed with Fluorescence Hybridization Using Group-Specific 16S rRNA Probes in Combination with Flow Cytometry Marie Claude Barc, François Bourlioux, Lionel Rigottier-Gois, Céline Charrin-Sarnel, Claire Janoir, Hélène Boureau, Joël Doré, and Anne Collignon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1365-1368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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In Vitro Activities of 28 Antimicrobial Agents against Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Tertiary-Care Hospitals in Korea: a Nationwide Survey Hong Bin Kim, Hee-Chang Jang, Hee Jung Nam, Yeong Seon Lee, Bong Su Kim, Wan Beom Park, Ki Deok Lee, Young Joo Choi, Sang Won Park, Myoung-don Oh, Eui-Chong Kim, and Kang Won Choe Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1124-1127; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

BpeAB-OprB, a Multidrug Efflux Pump in Burkholderia pseudomallei Y. Y. Chan, T. M. C. Tan, Y. M. Ong, and K. L. Chua Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1128-1135; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Candida albicans Lanosterol 14--Demethylase (ERG11) Gene Promoter Is Maximally Induced after Prolonged Growth with Antifungal Drugs Jia L. Song, Jo Beth Harry, Richard T. Eastman, Brian G. Oliver, and Theodore C. White Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1136-1144; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of acrB, acrF, acrD, marA, and soxS in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium: Role in Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Deborah J. Eaves, Vito Ricci, and Laura J. V. Piddock Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1145-1150; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CFE-1, a Novel Plasmid-Encoded AmpC ß-Lactamase with an ampR Gene Originating from Citrobacter freundii Ryuichi Nakano, Ryoichi Okamoto, Yumiko Nakano, Kenichi Kaneko, Naohiro Okitsu, Yoshio Hosaka, and Matsuhisa Inoue Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1151-1158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aspergillus fumigatus Variant with Decreased Susceptibility to Multiple Antifungals S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Molly Weaver, Alexander Imhof, Jennifer Gribskov, and Kieren A. Marr Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1197-1203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ambler Class A Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in Canadian Hospitals Michael R. Mulvey, Elizabeth Bryce, David Boyd, Marianna Ofner-Agostini, Sara Christianson, Andrew E. Simor, and Shirley Paton Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1204-1214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissemination of CTX-M-Type ß-Lactamases among Clinical Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae in Paris, France C. Eckert, V. Gautier, M. Saladin-Allard, N. Hidri, C. Verdet, Z. Ould-Hocine, G. Barnaud, F. Delisle, A. Rossier, T. Lambert, A. Philippon, and G. Arlet Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1249-1255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemosensitization of Fluconazole Resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pathogenic Fungi by a D-Octapeptide Derivative K. Niimi, D. R. K. Harding, R. Parshot, A. King, D. J. Lun, A. Decottignies, M. Niimi, S. Lin, R. D. Cannon, A. Goffeau, and B. C. Monk Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1256-1271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of rpoB Mutations Conferring Rifampin Resistance on Fitness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Deneke H. Mariam, Yohannes Mengistu, Sven E. Hoffner, and Dan I. Andersson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1289-1294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emerging Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Associated with the qnr Gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates in the United States Minggui Wang, Daniel F. Sahm, George A. Jacoby, and David C. Hooper Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1295-1299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Topoisomerase Mutations and Efflux in Fluoroquinolone Resistance of Bacteroides fragilis Clinical Isolates and Laboratory Mutants Vito Ricci, Marnie L. Peterson, John C. Rotschafer, Hannah Wexler, and Laura J. V. Piddock Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1344-1346; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in a 23S rRNA Gene of Chlamydia trachomatis Associated with Resistance to Macrolides O. Y. Misyurina, E. V. Chipitsyna, Y. P. Finashutina, V. N. Lazarev, T. A. Akopian, A. M. Savicheva, and V. M. Govorun Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1347-1349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for a Chromosomally Located Third Integron in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104b M. Daly, J. Buckley, E. Power, and S. Fanning Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1350-1352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissemination of blaCMY-2 among Escherichia coli Isolates from Food Animals, Retail Ground Meats, and Humans in Southern Taiwan Jing-Jou Yan, Ching-Yi Hong, Wen-Chien Ko, Yuan-Jui Chen, Shu-Huei Tsai, Chin-Luan Chuang, and Jiunn-Jong Wu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1353-1356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Relatedness of Erythromycin-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates in Germany Ralf R. Reinert, Rudolf Lütticken, Joyce A. Sutcliffe, Amelia Tait-Kamradt, Murat Y. Cil, Holger M. Schorn, André Bryskier, and Adnan Al-Lahham Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1369-1373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of the Gene Encoding a New AmpC ß-Lactamase in a Clinical Strain of Acinetobacter Genomic Species 3 Alejandro Beceiro, Lourdes Dominguez, Anna Ribera, Jordi Vila, Francisca Molina, Rosa Villanueva, Jose Maria Eiros, and German Bou Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1374-1378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduction in Glycopeptide Resistance in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci as a Result of vanA Cluster Rearrangements Wee Gyo Lee, Ji Young Huh, Sung Ran Cho, and Young Ae Lim Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1379-1381; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Metallo-ß-Lactamase Gene blaSPM-1-Surrounding Sequences from Disseminated Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates in Recife, Brazil Laurent Poirel, Marcelo Magalhaes, Miguel Lopes, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1406-1409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Macrolide Resistance Determinants of Invasive and Noninvasive Group B Streptococci in a Turkish Hospital Ziya Cibali Acikgoz, Ebru Almayanlar, Sohret Gamberzade, and Safiye Gocer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1410-1412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Haemophilus influenzae tolC Gene by Susceptibility Profiles of Insertionally Inactivated Efflux Pump Mutants Catherine M. Trepod and John E. Mott Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1416-1418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Population Pharmacokinetics of Arbekacin, Vancomycin, and Panipenem in Neonates Toshimi Kimura, Keisuke Sunakawa, Nobuo Matsuura, Hiroaki Kubo, Shigehiko Shimada, and Kazuo Yago Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1159-1167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacodynamics of Moxifloxacin and Levofloxacin at Simulated Epithelial Lining Fluid Drug Concentrations against Streptococcus pneumoniae Naomi R. Florea, Pamela R. Tessier, Cuilian Zhang, Charles H. Nightingale, and David P. Nicolau Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1215-1221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Dynamics and Spatial Distribution of ß-Lactamase Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Niels Bagge, Morten Hentzer, Jens Bo Andersen, Oana Ciofu, Michael Givskov, and Niels Høiby Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1168-1174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Exposed to Imipenem Exhibit Changes in Global Gene Expression and ß-Lactamase and Alginate Production Niels Bagge, Martin Schuster, Morten Hentzer, Oana Ciofu, Michael Givskov, Everett Peter Greenberg, and Niels Høiby Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1175-1187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Enterobactin Synthesis Pathway in Production of Microcin H47 María F. Azpiroz and Magela Laviña Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1235-1241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of In Vitro Fungicidal Activity of Human Lactoferrin against Candida albicans by Extracellular Cation Concentration and Target Cell Metabolic Activity Mónica Viejo-Díaz, María T. Andrés, and José F. Fierro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1242-1248; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA Gyrase: Interaction with Quinolones and Correlation with Antimycobacterial Drug Activity Alexandra Aubry, Xiao-Su Pan, L. Mark Fisher, Vincent Jarlier, and Emmanuelle Cambau Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1281-1288; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancement of the mexAB-oprM Efflux Pump Expression by a Quorum-Sensing Autoinducer and Its Cancellation by a Regulator, MexT, of the mexEF-oprN Efflux Pump Operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Hideaki Maseda, Isao Sawada, Kohjiro Saito, Hiroo Uchiyama, Taiji Nakae, and Nobuhiko Nomura Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1320-1328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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In Vitro Activities of Piperacillin against ß-Lactamase-Negative Ampicillin-Resistant Haemophilus influenzae Yoshiro Morikawa, Miyoshi Kitazato, Junichi Mitsuyama, Shingo Mizunaga, Shinzaburo Minami, and Yasuo Watanabe Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1229-1234; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial and DNA Gyrase-Inhibitory Activities of Novel Clorobiocin Derivatives Produced by Mutasynthesis Ute Galm, Stefanie Heller, Stuart Shapiro, Malcolm Page, Shu-Ming Li, and Lutz Heide Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1307-1312; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Activities of Doripenem versus Isolates, Mutants, and Transconjugants of Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter spp. with Characterized ß-Lactamases Shazad Mushtaq, Yigong Ge, and David M. Livermore Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1313-1319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potent Synergistic In Vitro Interaction between Nonantimicrobial Membrane-Active Compounds and Itraconazole against Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus Resistant to Itraconazole Javier Afeltra, Roxana G. Vitale, Johan W. Mouton, and Paul E. Verweij Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1335-1343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

6,7-Dihydroxyflavone Dramatically Intensifies the Susceptibility of Methicillin-Resistant or -Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus to ß-Lactams Youichi Sato, Hirofumi Shibata, Naokatu Arakaki, and Tomihiko Higuti Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1357-1360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increasing Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Causing Nosocomial Infections at a University Hospital in Taiwan from 1986 to 2001 Po-Ren Hsueh, Lee-Jene Teng, Wen-Hwei Chen, Huei-Ju Pan, Mei-Lin Chen, Shan-Chwen Chang, Kwen-Tay Luh, and Fang-Yue Lin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1361-1364; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Doripenem, a New Carbapenem Yigong Ge, Matthew A. Wikler, Daniel F. Sahm, Renée S. Blosser-Middleton, and James A. Karlowsky Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1384-1396; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduced Triclosan Susceptibility in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Molly B. Schmid and Nachum Kaplan Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1397-1399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Newer Quinolones against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Containing the Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Determinant qnr Minggui Wang, Daniel F. Sahm, George A. Jacoby, Yingyuan Zhang, and David C. Hooper Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1400-1401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First-Choice Antibiotics at Subinhibitory Concentrations Induce Persistence of Chlamydia pneumoniae Jens Gieffers, Jan Rupp, Andreas Gebert, Werner Solbach, and Matthias Klinger Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1402-1405; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Mechanisms of Resistance to Quinolones and ß-Lactams in Acinetobacter Genospecies 3 A. Ribera, F. Fernández-Cuenca, A. Beceiro, G. Bou, L. Martínez-Martínez, A. Pascual, J. M. Cisneros, J. Rodríguez-Baño, J. Pachón, and J. Vila Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1430-1432; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Activities of Artesunate and Primaquine against Asexual- and Sexual-Stage Parasites in Falciparum Malaria Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Kesinee Chotivanich, Arun Chantra, Ralf Clemens, Sornchai Looareesuwan, and Nicholas J. White Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1329-1334; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Caspofungin Resistance in Candida albicans: Correlating Clinical Outcome with Laboratory Susceptibility Testing of Three Isogenic Isolates Serially Obtained from a Patient with Progressive Candida Esophagitis Steve Hernandez, José L. López-Ribot, Laura K. Najvar, Dora I. McCarthy, Rosie Bocanegra, and John R. Graybill Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1382-1383; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Eradication of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Nasopharyngeal Flora of Children with Acute Otitis Media after Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Therapy Itzhak Brook and Alan E. Gober Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1419-1421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Analytical Procedures:

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Field Evaluation of a Novel Colorimetric Method—Double-Site Enzyme-Linked Lactate Dehydrogenase Immunodetection Assay—To Determine Drug Susceptibilities of Plasmodium falciparum Clinical Isolates from Northwestern Thailand Alan Brockman, Sittaporn Singlam, Lucy Phiaphun, Sornchai Looareesuwan, Nicholas J. White, and François Nosten Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1426-1429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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First Isolation of blaVIM-2 in Latin America: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program Rodrigo E. Mendes, Mariana Castanheira, Patricia Garcia, Manuel Guzman, Mark A. Toleman, Timothy R. Walsh, and Ronald N. Jones Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1433-1434; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimalarial and Antileishmanial Activities of Aroyl-Pyrrolyl-Hydroxyamides, a New Class of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Antonello Mai, Ilaria Cerbara, Sergio Valente, Silvio Massa, Larry A. Walker, and Babu L. Tekwani Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1435-1436; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Chromosomal AmpC ß-Lactamase in Enterobacter cloacae T. Conceição, N. Faria, M. Pimentel, G. Soveral, A. Duarte, L. M. Lito, J. Melo Cristino, and M. J. Salgado Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1437 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Recent Approvals:

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New Antimicrobial Agents Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2003 and New Indications for Previously Approved Agents Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. April 2004 48: 1438-1439; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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