Contents: June 2004, Volume 48, Issue 6        Minireviews        Clinical Therapeutics        Experimental Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Resistance        Mechanisms of Action        Susceptibility        Antiviral Agents        Pharmacology        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Recommendations for Treatment of Human Infections Caused by Bartonella Species J. M. Rolain, P. Brouqui, J. E. Koehler, C. Maguina, M. J. Dolan, and D. Raoult Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1921-1933; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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The Magnitude of the Association between Fluoroquinolone Use and Quinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae May Be Lower than Previously Reported Maureen K. Bolon, Sharon B. Wright, Howard S. Gold, and Yehuda Carmeli Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1934-1940; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phase 2, Randomized, Dose-Ranging Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Anidulafungin in Invasive Candidiasis and Candidemia David S. Krause, John Reinhardt, Jose A. Vazquez, Annette Reboli, Beth P. Goldstein, Michele Wible, and Timothy Henkel Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2021-2024; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Intravenous Voriconazole in Children after Single- or Multiple-Dose Administration Thomas J. Walsh, Mats O. Karlsson, Timothy Driscoll, Adriano G. Arguedas, Peter Adamson, Xavier Saez-Llorens, Ajay J. Vora, Antonio C. Arrieta, Jeffrey Blumer, Irja Lutsar, Peter Milligan, and Nolan Wood Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2166-2172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Short- and Long-Term Effects of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination of Children on Penicillin Resistance L. Temime, D. Guillemot, and P. Y. Boëlle Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2206-2213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Determination of the In Vivo Pharmacodynamic Profile of Cefepime against Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli at Various Inocula Dana Maglio, Christine Ong, Mary Anne Banevicius, Qiuming Geng, Charles H. Nightingale, and David P. Nicolau Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1941-1947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effectiveness of Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, or Moxifloxacin for Treatment of Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis Joseph J. Dajcs, Brett A. Thibodeaux, Mary E. Marquart, Dalia O. Girgis, Mullika Traidej, and Richard J. O'Callaghan Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1948-1952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Activities of the Triterpene Saponin Maesabalide III and Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome) against Leishmania donovani in Hamsters Louis Maes, Nils Germonprez, Ludo Quirijnen, Luc Van Puyvelde, Paul Cos, and Dirk Vanden Berghe Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2056-2060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Model for Prediction of Outcomes with an Extended-Release Formulation of Ciprofloxacin Alison K. Meagher, Alan Forrest, Axel Dalhoff, Heino Stass, and Jerome J. Schentag Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2061-2068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacies of Amphotericin B (AMB) Lipid Complex, AMB Colloidal Dispersion, Liposomal AMB, and Conventional AMB in Treatment of Murine Coccidioidomycosis Gloria M. González, Rolando Tijerina, Laura K. Najvar, Rosie Bocanegra, Michael G. Rinaldi, and John R. Graybill Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2140-2143; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Oral Ramoplanin for Inhibition of Intestinal Colonization by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Mice Usha Stiefel, Nicole J. Pultz, Marion S. Helfand, and Curtis J. Donskey Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2144-2148; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Growth Phase and Extracellular Slime on Photodynamic Inactivation of Gram-Positive Pathogenic Bacteria Faten Gad, Touqir Zahra, Tayyaba Hasan, and Michael R. Hamblin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2173-2178; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Noninvasive Optical Imaging Method To Evaluate Postantibiotic Effects on Biofilm Infection In Vivo Jagath L. Kadurugamuwa, Lin V. Sin, Jun Yu, Kevin P. Francis, Tony F. Purchio, and Pamela R. Contag Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2283-2287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Posaconazole Therapy of Disseminated Phaeohyphomycosis in a Murine Model John R. Graybill, Laura K. Najvar, Elizabeth Johnson, Rosie Bocanegra, and David Loebenberg Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2288-2291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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tcaA Inactivation Increases Glycopeptide Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Hideki Maki, Nadine McCallum, Markus Bischoff, Akihito Wada, and Brigitte Berger-Bächi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1953-1959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nosocomial Spread of Ceftazidime-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Producing a Novel Class A ß-Lactamase, GES-3, in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Japan Jun-ichi Wachino, Yohei Doi, Kunikazu Yamane, Naohiro Shibata, Tetsuya Yagi, Takako Kubota, Hideo Ito, and Yoshichika Arakawa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1960-1967; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tn2009, a Tn916-Like Element Containing mef(E) in Streptococcus pneumoniae Maria Del Grosso, Anna Scotto d'Abusco, Francesco Iannelli, Gianni Pozzi, and Annalisa Pantosti Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2037-2042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Characterization of the Naturally Occurring Oxacillinase OXA-50 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Delphine Girlich, Thierry Naas, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2043-2048; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Environments of the rmtA Gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates Kunikazu Yamane, Yohei Doi, Keiko Yokoyama, Tetsuya Yagi, Hiroshi Kurokawa, Naohiro Shibata, Keigo Shibayama, Haru Kato, and Yoshichika Arakawa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2069-2074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spread of Novel Aminoglycoside Resistance Gene aac(6')-Iad among Acinetobacter Clinical Isolates in Japan Yohei Doi, Jun-ichi Wachino, Kunikazu Yamane, Naohiro Shibata, Tetsuya Yagi, Keigo Shibayama, Haru Kato, and Yoshichika Arakawa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2075-2080; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ciprofloxacin Dimers Target Gyrase in Streptococcus pneumoniae Katherine A. Gould, Xiao-Su Pan, Robert J. Kerns, and L. Mark Fisher Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2108-2115; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolution of Resistance to Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum Michelle L. Gatton, Laura B Martin, and Qin Cheng Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2116-2123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of Real-Time Quantitative PCR to Molecular Analysis of Candida albicans Strains Exhibiting Reduced Susceptibility to Azoles Andrew S. Chau, Cara A. Mendrick, Frank J. Sabatelli, David Loebenberg, and Paul M. McNicholas Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2124-2131; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Omp35, a New Enterobacter aerogenes Porin Involved in Selective Susceptibility to Cephalosporins Charléric Bornet, Nathalie Saint, Lilia Fetnaci, Myrielle Dupont, Anne Davin-Régli, Claude Bollet, and Jean-Marie Pagès Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2153-2158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Efflux Transporter Genes on Susceptibility of Escherichia coli to Tigecycline (GAR-936) Takahiro Hirata, Asami Saito, Kunihiko Nishino, Norihisa Tamura, and Akihito Yamaguchi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2179-2184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfadoxine Resistance in Plasmodium vivax Is Associated with a Specific Amino Acid in Dihydropteroate Synthase at the Putative Sulfadoxine-Binding Site Michael Korsinczky, Katja Fischer, Nanhua Chen, Joanne Baker, Karl Rieckmann, and Qin Cheng Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2214-2222; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clade-Specific Flucytosine Resistance Is Due to a Single Nucleotide Change in the FUR1 Gene of Candida albicans Andrew R. Dodgson, Kirsty J. Dodgson, Claude Pujol, Michael A. Pfaller, and David R. Soll Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2223-2227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Sequences of Six Penicillin-Binding Protein Genes from 40 Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical Isolates Collected in Japan Yumiko Sanbongi, Takashi Ida, Midori Ishikawa, Yumi Osaki, Hiroshi Kataoka, Takahisa Suzuki, Kumiko Kondo, Fukuichi Ohsawa, and Minoru Yonezawa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2244-2250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulatory Regions of smeDEF in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Strains Expressing Different Amounts of the Multidrug Efflux Pump SmeDEF Patricia Sanchez, Ana Alonso, and Jose L. Martinez Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2274-2276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nosocomial Outbreak of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase SHV-5-Producing Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Athens, Greece Laurent Poirel, Evangelia Lebessi, Marisa Castro, Cindy Fèvre, Maria Foustoukou, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2277-2279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella Gene rma (ramA) and Multiple-Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Tahar van der Straaten, Riny Janssen, Dik J. Mevius, and Jaap T. van Dissel Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2292-2294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fitness Cost of SCCmec and Methicillin Resistance Levels in Staphylococcus aureus Miriam Ender, Nadine McCallum, Rajan Adhikari, and Brigitte Berger-Bächi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2295-2297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Basis of Erythromycin Resistance in Oral Bacteria A. Villedieu, M. L. Diaz-Torres, A. P. Roberts, N. Hunt, R. McNab, D. A. Spratt, M. Wilson, and P. Mullany Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2298-2301; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Level Resistance to Ceftazidime Conferred by a Novel Enzyme, CTX-M-32, Derived from CTX-M-1 through a Single Asp240-Gly Substitution Monica Cartelle, Maria del Mar Tomas, Francisca Molina, Rita Moure, Rosa Villanueva, and German Bou Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2308-2313; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of a Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Class A ß-Lactamase, SFC-1, from Serratia fonticola UTAD54 Isabel Henriques, Alexandra Moura, Artur Alves, Maria José Saavedra, and António Correia Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2321-2324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IMP-1 and a Novel Metallo-ß-Lactamase, VIM-6, in Fluorescent Pseudomonads Isolated in Singapore Tse Hsien Koh, Grace Chee Yeng Wang, and Li-Hwei Sng Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2334-2336; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Epigallocatechin-Gallate Enhances the Activity of Tetracycline in Staphylococci by Inhibiting Its Efflux from Bacterial Cells Andrea Sudano Roccaro, Anna Rita Blanco, Francesco Giuliano, Dario Rusciano, and Vincenzo Enea Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1968-1973; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Moxifloxacin on Activated Human Monocytic Cells: Inhibition of NF-B and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation and of Synthesis of Proinflammatory Cytokines Taly Weiss, Itamar Shalit, Hannah Blau, Sara Werber, Drora Halperin, Avital Levitov, and Ina Fabian Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1974-1982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Action of Bismuth against Helicobacter pylori Mimics but Is Not Caused by Intracellular Iron Deprivation Michael V. Bland, Salim Ismail, Jack A. Heinemann, and Jacqueline I. Keenan Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1983-1988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reactivity of Platelia Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen with Piperacillin-Tazobactam: Clinical Implications Based on Achievable Concentrations in Serum Nina Singh, Asia Obman, Shahid Husain, Sherrie Aspinall, Sue Mietzner, and Janet E. Stout Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1989-1992; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mercury Inactivates Transcription and the Generalized Transcription Factor TFB in the Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus Vidula Dixit, Elisabetta Bini, Melissa Drozda, and Paul Blum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 1993-1999; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Antimycobacterial Drugs with the Anti-Mycobacterium avium Complex Effects of Antimicrobial Effectors, Reactive Oxygen Intermediates, Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates, and Free Fatty Acids Produced by Macrophages Keisuke Sano, Haruaki Tomioka, Katsumasa Sato, Chiaki Sano, Hideyuki Kawauchi, Shanshan Cai, and Toshiaki Shimizu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2132-2139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyruvate Decarboxylase, the Target for Omeprazole in Metronidazole-Resistant and Iron-Restricted Tritrichomonas foetus Róbert Sutak, Jan Tachezy, Jaroslav Kulda, and Ivan Hrdy Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2185-2189; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structure and Association of Human Lactoferrin Peptides with Escherichia coli Lipopolysaccharide Daniel S. Chapple, Rohanah Hussain, Christopher L. Joannou, Robert E. W. Hancock, Edward Odell, Robert W. Evans, and Giuliano Siligardi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2190-2198; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Erythromycin on Chronic Respiratory Infection Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Biofilm Formation in an Experimental Murine Model Towako Nagata, Hiroshi Mukae, Junichi Kadota, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Takeshi Fujii, Misuzu Kuroki, Ryo Shirai, Katsunori Yanagihara, Kazunori Tomono, Takehiko Koji, and Shigeru Kohno Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2251-2259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Effects of Albendazole Sulfoxide and Praziquantel against Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps Cysts Francisca Palomares, Guadalupe Palencia, Rodolfo Pérez, Dinora González-Esquivel, Nelly Castro, and Helgi Jung Cook Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2302-2304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Production of Farnesol by Candida albicans Treated with Four Azoles Jacob M. Hornby and Kenneth W. Nickerson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2305-2307; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Susceptibility of Candida Species to Photodynamic Effects of Photofrin Joseph M. Bliss, Chad E. Bigelow, Thomas H. Foster, and Constantine G. Haidaris Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2000-2006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Interactions between Amphotericin B, Itraconazole, and Flucytosine against 21 Clinical Aspergillus Isolates Determined by Two Drug Interaction Models D. T. A. Te Dorsthorst, P. E. Verweij, J. F. G. M. Meis, N. C. Punt, and J. W. Mouton Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2007-2013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Voriconazole on Cryptococcus neoformans David van Duin, Wendy Cleare, Oscar Zaragoza, Arturo Casadevall, and Joshua D. Nosanchuk Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2014-2020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Activities of Garenoxacin (BMS 284756) against Asia-Pacific Region Clinical Isolates from the SENTRY Program, 1999 to 2001 K. J. Christiansen, J. M. Bell, J. D. Turnidge, and R. N. Jones Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2049-2055; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of Garenoxacin and Levofloxacin against Chlamydia pneumoniae Are Not Affected by Presence of Mycoplasma DNA Raymond P. Smith, Aldona L. Baltch, William J. Ritz, Andrea N. Carpenter, Tanya A. Halse, and Lawrence H. Bopp Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2081-2084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibacterial Activities of the Cathelicidins Prophenin (Residues 62 to 79) and LL-37 in the Presence of a Lung Surfactant Preparation Yuqin Wang, Gabi Walter, Egbert Herting, Birgitta Agerberth, and Jan Johansson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2097-2100; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance among Clinical Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Asia (an ANSORP Study) Jae-Hoon Song, Sook-In Jung, Kwan Soo Ko, Na Young Kim, Jun Seong Son, Hyun-Ha Chang, Hyun Kyun Ki, Won Sup Oh, Ji Yoeun Suh, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee, Yonghong Yang, Quan Lu, Anan Chongthaleong, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, M. K. Lalitha, Jennifer Perera, Ti Teow Yee, Gamini Kumarasinghe, Farida Jamal, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Navaratnam Parasakthi, Pham Hung Van, Celia Carlos, Thomas So, Tak Keung Ng, and Atef Shibl Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2101-2107; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of the New Semisynthetic Glycopeptide Telavancin (TD-6424), Vancomycin, Daptomycin, Linezolid, and Four Comparator Agents against Anaerobic Gram-Positive Species and Corynebacterium spp. Ellie J. C. Goldstein, Diane M. Citron, C. Vreni Merriam, Yumi A. Warren, Kerin L. Tyrrell, and Helen T. Fernandez Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2149-2152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activity of OPT-80 against Clostridium difficile Grit Ackermann, Birgit Löffler, Daniela Adler, and Arne C. Rodloff Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2280-2282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Candidate Topical Microbicides Bind Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein B and Prevent Viral Entry and Cell-to-Cell Spread Natalia Cheshenko, Marla J. Keller, Veronica MasCasullo, Gary A. Jarvis, Hui Cheng, Minnie John, Jin-Hua Li, Kathleen Hogarty, Robert A. Anderson, Donald P. Waller, Lourens J. D. Zaneveld, Albert T. Profy, Mary E. Klotman, and Betsy C. Herold Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2025-2036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

-Galactosylceramide and Novel Synthetic Glycolipids Directly Induce the Innate Host Defense Pathway and Have Direct Activity against Hepatitis B and C Viruses Anand S. Mehta, Baohua Gu, Bertha Conyers, Serguey Ouzounov, Lijuan Wang, Robert M. Moriarty, Raymond A. Dwek, and Timothy M. Block Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2085-2090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutation D30N Is Not Preferentially Selected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C in the Development of Resistance to Nelfinavir Zehava Grossman, Ellen E. Paxinos, Diana Averbuch, Shlomo Maayan, Neil T. Parkin, Dan Engelhard, Margalit Lorber, Valery Istomin, Yael Shaked, Ella Mendelson, Daniela Ram, Chris J. Petropoulos, and Jonathan M. Schapiro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2159-2165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphorothioate Di- and Trinucleotides as a Novel Class of Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Agents Radhakrishnan P. Iyer, Yi Jin, Arlene Roland, John D. Morrey, Samir Mounir, and Brent Korba Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2199-2205; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism of Action at the Molecular Level of the Antiviral Drug 3(2H)-Isoflavene against Type 2 Poliovirus Anna L. Salvati, Alessandra De Dominicis, Sabrina Tait, Andrea Canitano, Armin Lahm, and Lucia Fiore Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2233-2243; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations Conferring Resistance to a Potent Hepatitis C Virus Serine Protease Inhibitor In Vitro Liangjun Lu, Tami J. Pilot-Matias, Kent D. Stewart, John T. Randolph, Ron Pithawalla, Wenping He, Peggy P. Huang, Larry L. Klein, Hongmei Mo, and Akhteruzzaman Molla Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2260-2266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Cidofovir in a Murine Model of Disseminated Progressive Vaccinia Johan Neyts, Pieter Leyssen, Erik Verbeken, and Erik De Clercq Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2267-2273; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunopharmacology of CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides and Ribavirin Jörg Vollmer, Robert Rankin, Hanna Hartmann, Marion Jurk, Ulrike Samulowitz, Tanja Wader, Andrea Janosch, Christian Schetter, and Arthur M. Krieg Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2314-2317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Activity of ORI-9020, a Novel Phosphorothioate Dinucleotide, in a Transgenic Mouse Model Radhakrishnan P. Iyer, Arlene Roland, Yi Jin, Samir Mounir, Brent Korba, Justin G. Julander, and John D. Morrey Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2318-2320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potential New Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Compounds Depress Virus Replication in Cultured Human Macrophages Gary D. Ewart, Najla Nasr, Hassan Naif, Graeme B. Cox, Anthony L. Cunningham, and Peter W. Gage Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2325-2330; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ELVIRA HSV, a Yield Reduction Assay for Rapid Herpes Simplex Virus Susceptibility Testing Ruzena Stránská, Rob Schuurman, David R. Scholl, Joseph A. Jollick, Carl J. Shaw, Caroline Loef, Merjo Polman, and Anton M. van Loon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2331-2333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of Effect of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone on the In Vitro Activities of Antiretroviral Drugs against Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Mark A Wainberg, Bluma G. Brenner, Eric Daar, Joseph M. Gertner, Clement Olivier, and Susan Kenley Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2337-2340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Interactions between Atazanavir-Ritonavir and Tenofovir in Heavily Pretreated Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Anne-Marie Taburet, Christophe Piketty, Corine Chazallon, Isabelle Vincent, Laurence Gérard, Vincent Calvez, Francois Clavel, Jean-Pierre Aboulker, and Pierre-Marie Girard Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2091-2096; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Penetration of Meropenem into Pneumonic Human Lung Tissue as Measured by In Vivo Microdialysis Florian Tomaselli, Alfred Maier, Veronika Matzi, Freyja Maria Smolle-Jüttner, and Peter Dittrich Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2228-2232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Successful Use of Voriconazole for Treatment of Coccidioides Meningitis Laurie A. Proia and Allan R. Tenorio Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2341 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aeromonas hydrophila with Plasmid-Borne Class A Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase TEM-24 and Three Chromosomal Class B, C, and D ß-Lactamases, Isolated from a Patient with Necrotizing Fasciitis T. Fosse, C. Giraud-Morin, I. Madinier, F. Mantoux, J. P. Lacour, and J. P. Ortonne Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2342-2343; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence of the Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase GES-1 in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain from Brazil: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program Mariana Castanheira, Rodrigo E. Mendes, Timothy R. Walsh, Ana C. Gales, and Ronald N. Jones Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2344-2345; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Biological Effects of Short-Term or Prolonged Administration of 9-[2-(Phosphonomethoxy)Propyl]Adenine (Tenofovir) to Newborn and Infant Rhesus Macaques Koen K. A. Van Rompay, Laurie L. Brignolo, Dennis J. Meyer, Christopher Jerome, Ross Tarara, Abigail Spinner, Marta Hamilton, Linda L. Hirst, David R. Bennett, Don R. Canfield, Trish G. Dearman, Wilhelm Von Morgenland, Phil C. Allen, Celia Valverde, Alesha B. Castillo, R. Bruce Martin, Valerie F. Samii, Ray Bendele, John Desjardins, Marta L. Marthas, Niels C. Pedersen, and Norbert Bischofberger Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2004 48: 2346 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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