Contents: January 2007, Volume 51, Issue 1        Instructions To Authors        Experimental Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Action        Clinical Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Resistance        Antiviral Agents        Pharmacology        Chemistry; Biosynthesis        Analytical Procedures        Biologic Response Modifiers        Susceptibility        Letters Other Issues

Table of Contents

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Instructions To Authors:

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ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY: 2007 INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 1-22; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Synergistic Activities of Azithromycin and Amphotericin B against Naegleria fowleri In Vitro and in a Mouse Model of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Shannon M. Soltow and George M. Brenner Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 23-27; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00788-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Posaconazole Prophylaxis in Experimental Systemic Zygomycosis Francesco Barchiesi, Elisabetta Spreghini, Alfredo Santinelli, Annette W. Fothergill, Eleonora Pisa, Daniele Giannini, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Giorgio Scalise Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 73-77; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00969-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimal Antimicrobial Catheter Lock Solution, Using Different Combinations of Minocycline, EDTA, and 25-Percent Ethanol, Rapidly Eradicates Organisms Embedded in Biofilm Issam Raad, Hend Hanna, Tanya Dvorak, Gassan Chaiban, and Ray Hachem Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 78-83; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00154-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Semimechanistic Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model for Assessment of Activity of Antibacterial Agents from Time-Kill Curve Experiments Elisabet I. Nielsen, Anders Viberg, Elisabeth Löwdin, Otto Cars, Mats O. Karlsson, and Marie Sandström Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 128-136; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00604-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amoxicillin Is Effective against Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains in a Mouse Pneumonia Model Simulating Human Pharmacokinetics Pierre Abgueguen, Esther Azoulay-Dupuis, Violaine Noel, Pierre Moine, Veronique Rieux, Bruno Fantin, and Jean-Pierre Bedos Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 208-214; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00004-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Poly--Glutamate Capsule-Degrading Enzyme Treatment Enhances Phagocytosis and Killing of Encapsulated Bacillus anthracis Angelo Scorpio, Donald J. Chabot, William A. Day, David K. O'Brien, Nicholas J. Vietri, Yoshifumi Itoh, Mansour Mohamadzadeh, and Arthur M. Friedlander Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 215-222; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00706-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Neutropenia and Treatment Delay on the Response to Antifungal Agents in Experimental Disseminated Candidiasis William W. Hope, George L. Drusano, Caroline B. Moore, Andrew Sharp, Arnold Louie, Thomas J. Walsh, David W. Denning, and Peter A. Warn Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 285-295; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00601-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Carbapenem Administration on Establishment of Intestinal Colonization by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Mice Usha Stiefel, Nicole J. Pultz, and Curtis J. Donskey Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 372-375; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00355-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Effect of Anaerobic Growth on Quinolone Lethality with Escherichia coli Muhammad Malik, Syed Hussain, and Karl Drlica Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 28-34; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00739-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of Action of a Novel Anilinouracil-Fluoroquinolone Hybrid Compound Michelle M. Butler, William A. LaMarr, Kimberly A. Foster, Marjorie H. Barnes, Donna J. Skow, Patrick T. Lyden, Lauren M. Kustigian, Chengxin Zhi, Neal C. Brown, George E. Wright, and Terry L. Bowlin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 119-127; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.01311-05 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Profiles of the Response to Ketoconazole and Amphotericin B in Trichophyton rubrum Lu Yu, Wenliang Zhang, Lingling Wang, Jian Yang, Tao Liu, Junping Peng, Wenchuan Leng, Lihong Chen, Ruoyu Li, and Qi Jin Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 144-153; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00755-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human ß-Defensins Kill Candida albicans in an Energy-Dependent and Salt-Sensitive Manner without Causing Membrane Disruption Slavena Vylkova, Namrata Nayyar, Wansheng Li, and Mira Edgerton Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 154-161; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00478-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Antiassociation Activity of Translation Initiation Factor 3 by Paromomycin Go Hirokawa, Hideko Kaji, and Akira Kaji Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 175-180; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.01096-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Phytotoxin Albicidin is a Novel Inhibitor of DNA Gyrase Saeed M. Hashimi, Melisa K. Wall, Andrew B. Smith, Anthony Maxwell, and Robert G. Birch Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 181-187; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00918-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Naphthylisoquinoline Alkaloids and Synthetic Analogs against Leishmania major Alicia Ponte-Sucre, Johan H. Faber, Tanja Gulder, Inga Kajahn, Sarah E. H. Pedersen, Martina Schultheis, Gerhard Bringmann, and Heidrun Moll Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 188-194; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00936-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Anthrax Protective Antigen Outside and Inside the Cell Marina V. Backer, Vimal Patel, Brian T. Jehning, Kevin P. Claffey, Vladimir A. Karginov, and Joseph M. Backer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 245-251; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00983-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sublethal Concentrations of the Aminoglycoside Amikacin Interfere with Cell Division without Affecting Chromosome Dynamics Christophe Possoz, Jason Newmark, Nohemy Sorto, David J. Sherratt, and Marcelo E. Tolmasky Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 252-256; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00892-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Action of Disinfectant Quaternary Ammonium Compounds against Staphylococcus aureus Christopher J. Ioannou, Geoff W. Hanlon, and Stephen P. Denyer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 296-306; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00375-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibitors of Nonhousekeeping Functions of the Apicoplast Defy Delayed Death in Plasmodium falciparum T. N. C. Ramya, Satyendra Mishra, Krishanpal Karmodiya, Namita Surolia, and Avadhesha Surolia Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 307-316; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00808-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Association of Fluconazole Area under the Concentration-Time Curve/MIC and Dose/MIC Ratios with Mortality in Nonneutropenic Patients with Candidemia Manjunath P. Pai, Robin S. Turpin, and Kevin W. Garey Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 35-39; published ahead of print November 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00474-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Pharmacokinetics of Azithromycin in Serum and White Blood Cells of Healthy Subjects Receiving a Single-Dose Extended-Release Regimen versus a 3-Day Immediate-Release Regimen Ping Liu, Hameed Allaudeen, Richa Chandra, Kem Phillips, Arvid Jungnik, Jeanne D. Breen, and Amarnath Sharma Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 103-109; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00852-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Voriconazole Concentration in Human Aqueous Humor and Plasma during Topical or Combined Topical and Systemic Administration for Fungal Keratitis Michael A. Thiel, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Jürgen Burhenne, Claude Kaufmann, and Walter E. Haefeli Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 239-244; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00762-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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Phenotypic and Molecular Analysis of Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Poland Ewa Sadowy, Radoslaw Izdebski, Anna Skoczynska, Pawel Grzesiowski, Marek Gniadkowski, and Waleria Hryniewicz Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 40-47; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.01072-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum-ß-Lactamase Genes Using Real-Time PCR and Pyrosequencing Thierry Naas, Cynthia Oxacelay, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 223-230; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00611-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Level Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Associated with a Polymicrobial Biofilm Linda M. Weigel, Rodney M. Donlan, Dong Hyeon Shin, Bette Jensen, Nancye C. Clark, Linda K. McDougal, Wenming Zhu, Kimberlee A. Musser, Jill Thompson, Donna Kohlerschmidt, Nellie Dumas, Ronald J. Limberger, and Jean B. Patel Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 231-238; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00576-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combination of Multiplex PCRs for Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Type Assignment: Rapid Identification System for mec, ccr, and Major Differences in Junkyard Regions Yoko Kondo, Teruyo Ito, Xiao Xue Ma, Shinya Watanabe, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Jerome Etienne, and Keiichi Hiramatsu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 264-274; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00165-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Squalene Epoxidase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Applying Terbinafine-Sensitive Variants Christoph Ruckenstuhl, Silvia Lang, Andrea Poschenel, Armin Eidenberger, Pravas Kumar Baral, Peter Kohút, Ivan Hapala, Karl Gruber, and Friederike Turnowsky Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 275-284; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00988-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SGI1-K, a Variant of the SGI1 Genomic Island Carrying a Mercury Resistance Region, in Salmonella enterica Serovar Kentucky Renee S. Levings, Sally R. Partridge, Steven P. Djordjevic, and Ruth M. Hall Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 317-323; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.01229-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Markers of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Placenta and Circulation of Pregnant Women Frank P. Mockenhaupt, George Bedu-Addo, Claudia Junge, Lena Hommerich, Teunis A. Eggelte, and Ulrich Bienzle Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 332-334; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00856-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aph(3')-IIc, an Aminoglycoside Resistance Determinant from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Aki Okazaki and Matthew B. Avison Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 359-360; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00795-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of QnrB Determinants and Production of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases or Plasmid-Mediated AmpC ß-Lactamases in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae Hyunjoo Pai, Mi-Ran Seo, and Tae Yeal Choi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 366-368; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00841-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Mechanism of Flucytosine Resistance in Candida lusitaniae: Contribution of the FCY2, FCY1, and FUR1 Genes to 5-Fluorouracil and Fluconazole Cross-Resistance Nicolas Papon, Thierry Noël, Martine Florent, Stéphanie Gibot-Leclerc, Dorothée Jean, Christiane Chastin, Jean Villard, and Florence Chapeland-Leclerc Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 369-371; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00824-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mosaic Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Containing Two Recombinase Loci and a New mec Complex, B2 R. Heusser, M. Ender, B. Berger-Bächi, and N. McCallum Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 390-393; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00921-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Molecular Mechanism by Which the K70E Mutation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase Confers Resistance to Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Nicolas Sluis-Cremer, Chih-Wei Sheen, Shannon Zelina, Pedro S. Argoti Torres, Urvi M. Parikh, and John W. Mellors Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 48-53; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00683-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activity of Ribavirin against Hantaan Virus Correlates with Production of Ribavirin-5'-Triphosphate, Not with Inhibition of IMP Dehydrogenase Yanjie Sun, Dong-Hoon Chung, Yong-Kyu Chu, Colleen B. Jonsson, and William B. Parker Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 84-88; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00790-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multidrug Resistance Conferred by Novel DNA Polymerase Mutations in Human Cytomegalovirus Isolates Gillian M. Scott, Adriana Weinberg, William D. Rawlinson, and Sunwen Chou Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 89-94; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00633-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Novel Dicistronic Reporter-Selectable Hepatitis C Virus Replicon Suitable for High-Throughput Inhibitor Screening Weidong Hao, Koleen J. Herlihy, Noelle Jie Zhang, Shella A. Fuhrman, Chau Doan, Amy K. Patick, and Rohit Duggal Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 95-102; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.01008-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Library Screen for Inhibitors Targeting Norovirus Binding to Histo-Blood Group Antigen Receptors Xizhi Feng and Xi Jiang Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 324-331; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00627-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Penetration of Atazanavir in Seminal Plasma of Men Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 E. van Leeuwen, R. ter Heine, F. van der Veen, S. Repping, J. H. Beijnen, and J. M. Prins Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 335-337; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00774-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) NS5B Nonnucleoside Inhibitors Specifically Block Single-Stranded Viral RNA Synthesis Catalyzed by HCV Replication Complexes In Vitro Wengang Yang, Yongnian Sun, Avinash Phadke, Milind Deshpande, and Mingjun Huang Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 338-342; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00498-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Influence on Mitochondria and Cytotoxicity of Different Antibiotics Administered in High Concentrations on Primary Human Osteoblasts and Cell Lines N. Duewelhenke, O. Krut, and P. Eysel Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 54-63; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00729-05 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetic Interaction between Voriconazole and Methadone at Steady State in Patients on Methadone Therapy Ping Liu, Grover Foster, Robert LaBadie, Eugene Somoza, and Amarnath Sharma Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 110-118; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00559-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics and Disposition of CS-023 (RO4908463), a Novel Parenteral Carbapenem, in Animals Takahiro Shibayama, Yoko Matsushita, Kenji Kawai, Takashi Hirota, Toshihiko Ikeda, and Shogo Kuwahara Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 257-263; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00459-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Linezolid in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma in Neurointensive Care Patients with Staphylococcal Ventriculitis Associated with External Ventricular Drains Ronny Beer, Klaus W. Engelhardt, Bettina Pfausler, Gregor Broessner, Raimund Helbok, Peter Lackner, Christian Brenneis, Stefan T. Kaehler, Apostolos Georgopoulos, and Erich Schmutzhard Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 379-382; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00515-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

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Structure and Biosynthesis of Heat-Stable Antifungal Factor (HSAF), a Broad-Spectrum Antimycotic with a Novel Mode of Action Fengan Yu, Kathia Zaleta-Rivera, Xiangcheng Zhu, Justin Huffman, Jeffrey C. Millet, Steven D. Harris, Gary Yuen, Xing-Cong Li, and Liangcheng Du Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 64-72; published ahead of print October 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00931-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Analytical Procedures:

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Variability of Voriconazole Plasma Levels Measured by New High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Bioassay Methods Andres Pascual, Valérie Nieth, Thierry Calandra, Jacques Bille, Saskia Bolay, Laurent A. Decosterd, Thierry Buclin, Paul A. Majcherczyk, Dominique Sanglard, and Oscar Marchetti Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 137-143; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00957-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simple Colorimetric Inhibition Assay of Heme Crystallization for High-Throughput Screening of Antimalarial Compounds Nguyen Tien Huy, Dinh Thanh Uyen, Atsushi Maeda, Dai Thi Xuan Trang, Tatsuo Oida, Shigeharu Harada, and Kaeko Kamei Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 350-353; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00985-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biologic Response Modifiers:

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The 6-Fluoro-8-Methoxy Quinolone Gatifloxacin Down-Regulates Interleukin-8 Production in Prostate Cell Line PC-3 Koh Takeyama, Hiroaki Mitsuzawa, Chiaki Nishitani, Takeyuki Shimizu, Hitomi Sano, Yasuharu Kunishima, Satoshi Takahashi, Hiroshi Hotta, Masanori Matsukawa, Ken-ichiro Shibata, Taiji Tsukamoto, and Yoshio Kuroki Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 162-168; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00395-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile of Bifidobacteria as Affected by Oxgall, Acid, and Hydrogen Peroxide Stress E. Kheadr, N. Dabour, C. Le Lay, C. Lacroix, and I. Fliss Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 169-174; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00261-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increase in Nalidixic Acid Resistance among Non-Typhi Salmonella enterica Isolates in the United States from 1996 to 2003 Jennifer E. Stevenson, Kathryn Gay, Timothy J. Barrett, Felicita Medalla, Tom M. Chiller, and Frederick J. Angulo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 195-197; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00222-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Increasing Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Canada, 1997 to 2005 Heather J. Adam, Kristen N. Schurek, Kimberly A. Nichol, Chris J. Hoban, Trish J. Baudry, Nancy M. Laing, Daryl J. Hoban, and George G. Zhanel Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 198-207; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00609-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro-Clinical Correlations for Amphotericin B Susceptibility in AIDS-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis R. A. Larsen, M. Bauer, A. E. Brouwer, A. Sanchez, A. M. Thomas, A. Rajanuwong, W. Chierakul, S. J. Peacock, N. Day, N. J. White, M. G. Rinaldi, and T. S. Harrison Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 343-345; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00742-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quinolone Resistance in Helicobacter pylori Isolates in Germany Erik Glocker, Hans-Peter Stueger, and Manfred Kist Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 346-349; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00614-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activities of the Lipopeptides Palmitoyl (Pal)-Lys-Lys-NH2 and Pal-Lys-Lys Alone and in Combination with Antimicrobial Agents against Multiresistant Gram-Positive Cocci Wojciech Kamysz, Carmela Silvestri, Oscar Cirioni, Andrea Giacometti, Alberto Licci, Agnese Della Vittoria, Marcin Okroj, and Giorgio Scalise Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 354-358; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00344-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of the Pyrrolopyrazolyl-Substituted Oxazolidinone RWJ-416457 Barbara D. Foleno, Darren Abbanat, Raul M. Goldschmidt, Robert K. Flamm, Steve D. Paget, Glenda C. Webb, Ellyn Wira, Mark J. Macielag, and Karen Bush Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 361-365; published ahead of print November 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.01017-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibility of Acinetobacter Strains Isolated from Deployed U.S. Military Personnel Joshua S. Hawley, Clinton K. Murray, Matthew E. Griffith, M. Leticia McElmeel, Letitia C. Fulcher, Duane R. Hospenthal, and James H. Jorgensen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 376-378; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00858-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combination of Amphotericin B with Flucytosine Is Active In Vitro against Flucytosine-Resistant Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans Patrick Schwarz, Guilhem Janbon, Françoise Dromer, Olivier Lortholary, and Eric Dannaoui Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 383-385; published ahead of print October 16, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00446-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quinupristin-Dalfopristin Nonsusceptibility in Pneumococci from Sickle Cell Disease Patients Caroline A. Obert, Martha L. Miller, Jeremy Montgomery, Thomas Adamkiewicz, and Elaine I. Tuomanen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 386-389; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.01016-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Inoculum Size and Incubation Time on Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Testing of Lactic Acid Bacteria Maria Egervärn, Hans Lindmark, Stefan Roos, Geert Huys, and Sven Lindgren Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 394-396; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00637-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Sophorolipids Having Enhanced Antibacterial Activity Vishal Shah, Daniel Badia, and Peter Ratsep Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 397-400; published ahead of print November 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.01118-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Report of Plasmid-Mediated Resistance to Quinolones and Cefotaxime in an Enterobacter cloacae Strain Isolated from an Outpatient in Brazil Luciene A. R. Minarini, Ana C. Gales, and Ana Lucia C. Darini Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 401-402; published ahead of print October 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/AAC.00935-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of New Antituberculosis Drugs in Mouse Models G. R. Davies, A. S. Pym, D. A. Mitchison, Eric L. Nuermberger, and Jacques H. Grosset Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. January 2007 51: 403-404; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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