Contents: August 2008, Volume 52, Issue 8        Mechanisms of Resistance        Antiviral Agents        Chemistry; Biosynthesis        Susceptibility        Clinical Therapeutics        Mechanisms of Action        Pharmacology        Experimental Therapeutics        Analytical Procedures        Letters Other Issues

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Mechanisms of Resistance:

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Role of Cj1211 in Natural Transformation and Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Determinants in Campylobacter jejuni Byeonghwa Jeon, Wayne Muraoka, Orhan Sahin, and Qijing Zhang Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2699-2708; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01607-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Study of the Susceptibilities of Major Epidemic Clones of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to Oxacillin and to the New Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporin Ceftobiprole Marilyn Chung, Aude Antignac, Choonkeun Kim, and Alexander Tomasz Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2709-2717; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00266-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Global Regulators and Nucleotide Metabolism in Antibiotic Tolerance in Escherichia coli Sonja Hansen, Kim Lewis, and Marin Vulic Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2718-2726; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00144-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism and Fitness Costs of PR-39 Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium LT2 Maria Pränting, Aurel Negrea, Mikael Rhen, and Dan I. Andersson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2734-2741; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00205-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic Resistance in Haemophilus influenzae Decreased, except for β-Lactamase-Negative Amoxicillin-Resistant Isolates, in Parallel with Community Antibiotic Consumption in Spain from 1997 to 2007 Silvia García-Cobos, José Campos, Emilia Cercenado, Federico Román, Edurne Lázaro, María Pérez-Vázquez, Francisco de Abajo, and Jesús Oteo Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2760-2766; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01674-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence of Macrolide Resistance Gene mph(B) in Streptococcus uberis and Cooperative Effects with rdmC-Like Gene Adeline Achard, Véronique Guérin-Faublée, Vianney Pichereau, Corinne Villers, and Roland Leclercq Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2767-2770; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00481-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rifampin and Rifaximin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Clostridium difficile Jennifer R. O'Connor, Minerva A. Galang, Susan P. Sambol, David W. Hecht, Gayatri Vedantam, Dale N. Gerding, and Stuart Johnson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2813-2817; published ahead of print June 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00342-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization and Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum- β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Causing Health Care-Associated Infection in Thailand, Where the CTX-M Family Is Endemic Pattarachai Kiratisin, Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Chaitat Laesripa, and Piyawan Saifon Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2818-2824; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00171-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Molecular Characterization of Group B Streptococci with Reduced Penicillin Susceptibility Kouji Kimura, Satowa Suzuki, Jun-ichi Wachino, Hiroshi Kurokawa, Kunikazu Yamane, Naohiro Shibata, Noriyuki Nagano, Haru Kato, Keigo Shibayama, and Yoshichika Arakawa Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2890-2897; published ahead of print May 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00185-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetic Characterization of VIM-7, a Divergent Member of the VIM Metallo-β-Lactamase Family Ørjan Samuelsen, Mariana Castanheira, Timothy R. Walsh, and James Spencer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2905-2908; published ahead of print June 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00166-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutagenesis in the 34 GyrA Helix and in the Toprim Domain of GyrB Refines the Contribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA Gyrase to Intrinsic Resistance to Quinolones Stéphanie Matrat, Alexandra Aubry, Claudine Mayer, Vincent Jarlier, and Emmanuelle Cambau Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2909-2914; published ahead of print April 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01380-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Point Mutation in the Group B Streptococcal pbp2x Gene Conferring Decreased Susceptibility to β-Lactam Antibiotics Samira Dahesh, Mary E. Hensler, Nina M. Van Sorge, Robert E. Gertz, Jr., Stephanie Schrag, Victor Nizet, and Bernard W. Beall Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2915-2918; published ahead of print June 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00461-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ISEcp1-Mediated Transposition of qnrB-Like Gene in Escherichia coli Vincent Cattoir, Patrice Nordmann, Jesus Silva-Sanchez, Paula Espinal, and Laurent Poirel Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2929-2932; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00349-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Ofloxacin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains from Russia Igor Mokrousov, Tatiana Otten, Olga Manicheva, Yulia Potapova, Boris Vishnevsky, Olga Narvskaya, and Nalin Rastogi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2937-2939; published ahead of print June 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00036-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene blaIMP-15 in a Class 1 Integron, In95, from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates from a Hospital in Mexico U. Garza-Ramos, R. Morfin-Otero, H. S. Sader, R. N. Jones, E. Hernández, E. Rodriguez-Noriega, A. Sanchez, B. Carrillo, S. Esparza-Ahumada, and J. Silva-Sanchez Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2943-2946; published ahead of print May 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00679-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Mutations Related to Streptomycin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Possible Involvement of Efflux Mechanism Fernanda S. Spies, Pedro E. Almeida da Silva, Marta O. Ribeiro, Maria Lucia Rossetti, and Arnaldo Zaha Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2947-2949; published ahead of print June 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01570-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spread of OXA-48-Positive Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Istanbul, Turkey Amélie Carrër, Laurent Poirel, Haluk Eraksoy, A. Atahan Cagatay, Selim Badur, and Patrice Nordmann Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2950-2954; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01672-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Oxacillinase Oxa-58 in an Acinetobacter Genospecies 3 Clinical Isolate Sara Marti, Javier Sánchez-Céspedes, M. Dolores Blasco, Marc Ruiz, Paula Espinal, Verónica Alba, Felipe Fernández-Cuenca, Alvaro Pascual, and Jordi Vila Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2955-2958; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00072-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid-Mediated qnrB2 and Carbapenemase Gene blaKPC-2 Carried on the Same Plasmid in Carbapenem-Resistant Ciprofloxacin-Susceptible Enterobacter cloacae Isolates Inna Chmelnitsky, Shiri Navon-Venezia, Jacob Strahilevitz, and Yehuda Carmeli Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2962-2965; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01341-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VIM-15 and VIM-16, Two New VIM-2-Like Metallo-β-Lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Bulgaria and Germany Ines Schneider, Emma Keuleyan, Rudolf Rasshofer, Rumyana Markovska, Anne Marie Queenan, and Adolf Bauernfeind Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2977-2979; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00175-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alteration of GyrA Amino Acid Required for Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in China Yingmei Fu, Lishuang Guo, Yan Xu, Wenli Zhang, Jiaao Gu, Jianfeng Xu, Xiaobei Chen, Yuehui Zhao, Jiayu Ma, Xinghan Liu, and Fengmin Zhang Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2980-2983; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00151-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

blaIMP-4 in Different Genetic Contexts in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from Australia Björn A. Espedido, Sally R. Partridge, and Jonathan R. Iredell Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2984-2987; published ahead of print May 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01634-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antiviral Agents:

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Amphipathic DNA Polymers Exhibit Antiherpetic Activity In Vitro and In Vivo David I. Bernstein, Nathalie Goyette, Rhonda Cardin, Earl R. Kern, Guy Boivin, James Ireland, Jean-Marc Juteau, and Andrew Vaillant Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2727-2733; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00279-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Cell-to-Cell Transmission of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 In Vitro by Carbohydrate-Binding Agents Emanuela Balestrieri, Arianna Ascolani, Yasuhiro Igarashi, Toshikazu Oki, Antonio Mastino, Jan Balzarini, and Beatrice Macchi Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2771-2779; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01671-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Evaluation of Virus Transmission Inhibition by Dual-Acting Pyrimidinedione Microbicides Using the Microbicide Transmission and Sterilization Assay Karen M. Watson, Christa E. Buckheit, and Robert W. Buckheit, Jr. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2787-2796; published ahead of print June 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01657-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors on Mitochondrial DNA and RNA in Human Skeletal Muscle Cells Akihiko Saitoh, Richard H. Haas, Robert K. Naviaux, Neurita G. Salva, Justine K. Wong, and Stephen A. Spector Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2825-2830; published ahead of print June 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00434-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Preclinical Evaluation of 1H-Benzylindole Derivatives as Novel Human Immunodeficiency Virus Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors Anneleen Hombrouck, Barbara Van Remoortel, Martine Michiels, Wim Noppe, Frauke Christ, Anders Eneroth, Britt Louise Sahlberg, Kurt Benkestock, Lotta Vrang, Nils Gunnar Johansson, Maria Letizia Barreca, Laura De Luca, Stefania Ferro, Alba Chimirri, Zeger Debyser, and Myriam Witvrouw Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2861-2869; published ahead of print June 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00210-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Zidovudine Impairs Adipogenic Differentiation through Inhibition of Clonal Expansion Metodi V. Stankov, Reinhold E. Schmidt, Georg M. N. Behrens for the German Competence Network HIV/AIDS Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2882-2889; published ahead of print May 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01505-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

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Differential Expression of the Smb Bacteriocin in Streptococcus mutans Isolates Hideo Yonezawa, Howard K. Kuramitsu, Shu-ichi Nakayama, Jiro Mitobe, Mizuho Motegi, Ryoma Nakao, Haruo Watanabe, and Hidenobu Senpuku Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2742-2749; published ahead of print May 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00235-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Susceptibility:

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Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Geographically Diverse Clinical Human Isolates of Leptospira Roseanne A. Ressner, Matthew E. Griffith, Miriam L. Beckius, Guillermo Pimentel, R. Scott Miller, Katrin Mende, Susan L. Fraser, Renee L. Galloway, Duane R. Hospenthal, and Clinton K. Murray Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2750-2754; published ahead of print April 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00044-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activity of Ferroquine Is Independent of Polymorphisms in Transport Protein Genes Implicated in Quinoline Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Maud Henry, Sébastien Briolant, Albin Fontaine, Joel Mosnier, Eric Baret, Rémy Amalvict, Thierry Fusaï, Laurent Fraisse, Christophe Rogier, and Bruno Pradines Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2755-2759; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00060-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potent In Vitro Activity of Tomopenem (CS-023) against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Tetsufumi Koga, Nobuhisa Masuda, Masayo Kakuta, Eiko Namba, Chika Sugihara, and Takashi Fukuoka Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2849-2854; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00413-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Invasive Isolates of Candida Species: Rapid Increase in Rates of Fluconazole Susceptible-Dose Dependent Candida glabrata Isolates Sheng-Yuan Ruan, Chen-Chen Chu, and Po-Ren Hsueh Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2919-2922; published ahead of print May 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00323-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibility Testing and Molecular Classification of Paecilomyces spp. Maria Victoria Castelli, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo, Isabel Cuesta, Araceli Monzon, Emilia Mellado, Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela, and Manuel Cuenca-Estrella Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2926-2928; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00538-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activity of Tigecycline against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Selection of Tigecycline-Amikacin Synergy Ellen S. Moland, David W. Craft, Seong-geun Hong, Soo-young Kim, Lucas Hachmeister, Shimon D. Sayed, and Kenneth S. Thomson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2940-2942; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01581-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Etest Method for Determining Isavuconazole MICs against Cryptococcus gattii and Cryptococcus neoformans George R. Thompson, III, Annette W. Fothergill, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Ana C. Vallor, Brian L. Wickes, and Thomas F. Patterson Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2959-2961; published ahead of print June 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00646-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Ceftobiprole, Linezolid, Vancomycin, and Daptomycin against Community-Associated and Hospital-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Steven N. Leonard, Chrissy M. Cheung, and Michael J. Rybak Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2974-2976; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00257-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Therapeutics:

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Effect of Chemotherapy with Praziquantel on the Production of Cytokines and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis Mansoni P. Martins-Leite, G. Gazzinelli, L. F. Alves-Oliveira, A. Gazzinelli, L. C. C. Malaquias, R. Correa-Oliveira, A. Teixeira-Carvalho, and A. M. S. Silveira Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2780-2786; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00173-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of an Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection on the Pharmacokinetics of Entecavir in Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Patients Min Zhu, Marc Bifano, Xu Xu, Yonghua Wang, Frank LaCreta, Dennis Grasela, and Marc Pfister Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2836-2841; published ahead of print April 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01366-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Various Definitions of Prior Antibiotic Exposure and Piperacillin-Tazobactam Resistance among Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Nimish Patel, Louise-Anne McNutt, and Thomas P. Lodise Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2933-2936; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00456-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mechanisms of Action:

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Restoration of Susceptibility of Intracellular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to β-Lactams: Comparison of Strains, Cells, and Antibiotics Sandrine Lemaire, Aurélie Olivier, Françoise Van Bambeke, Paul M. Tulkens, Peter C. Appelbaum, and Youri Glupczynski Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2797-2805; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00123-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discovery and Characterization of QPT-1, the Progenitor of a New Class of Bacterial Topoisomerase Inhibitors Alita A. Miller, Gordon L. Bundy, John E. Mott, Jill E. Skepner, Timothy P. Boyle, Douglas W. Harris, Alexander E. Hromockyj, Keith R. Marotti, Gary E. Zurenko, Jennifer B. Munzner, Michael T. Sweeney, Gary F. Bammert, Judith C. Hamel, Charles W. Ford, Wei-Zhu Zhong, David R. Graber, Gary E. Martin, Fusen Han, Lester A. Dolak, Eric P. Seest, J. Craig Ruble, Gregg M. Kamilar, John R. Palmer, Lee S. Banitt, Alexander R. Hurd, and Michael R. Barbachyn Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2806-2812; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00247-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Copper and Quaternary Ammonium Cations Exert Synergistic Bactericidal and Antibiofilm Activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Joe J. Harrison, Raymond J. Turner, Daniel A. Joo, Michelle A. Stan, Catherine S. Chan, Nick D. Allan, Helen A. Vrionis, Merle E. Olson, and Howard Ceri Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2870-2881; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00203-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Antimalarial Trioxaquine DU1301 Alkylates Heme in Malaria-Infected Mice Fatima Bousejra-El Garah, Catherine Claparols, Françoise Benoit-Vical, Bernard Meunier, and Anne Robert Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2966-2969; published ahead of print June 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00165-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Pharmacology:

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Early Bactericidal Activity and Pharmacokinetics of the Diarylquinoline TMC207 in Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis R. Rustomjee, A. H. Diacon, J. Allen, A. Venter, C. Reddy, R. F. Patientia, T. C. P. Mthiyane, T. De Marez, R. van Heeswijk, R. Kerstens, A. Koul, K. De Beule, P. R. Donald, and D. F. McNeeley Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2831-2835; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01204-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enantioselective and Nonlinear Intestinal Absorption of Eflornithine in the Rat R. Jansson, M. Malm, C. Roth, and M. Ashton Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2842-2848; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00050-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pharmacokinetics of Miltefosine in Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients Thomas P. C. Dorlo, Pieter P. A. M. van Thiel, Alwin D. R. Huitema, Ron J. Keizer, Henry J. C. de Vries, Jos H. Beijnen, and Peter J. de Vries Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2855-2860; published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00014-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Postantibiotic Effects and Bactericidal Activities of Levofloxacin and Gatifloxacin at Concentrations Simulating Those of Topical Ophthalmic Administration against Fluoroquinolone-Resistant and Fluoroquinolone-Sensitive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Saichi Hoshi, Ken Kikuchi, Takashi Sasaki, Chie Sotozono, Shigeru Kinoshita, and Keiichi Hiramatsu Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2970-2973; published ahead of print May 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01466-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Therapeutics:

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Quantitative Assessment of Combination Antimicrobial Therapy against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Tze-Peng Lim, Kimberly R. Ledesma, Kai-Tai Chang, Jing-Guo Hou, Andrea L. Kwa, Michael Nikolaou, John P. Quinn, Randall A. Prince, and Vincent H. Tam Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2898-2904; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01309-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Antibiotic Therapy for Eradication of "Candidatus Helicobacter heilmannii" Hidenori Matsui, Chihiro Aikawa, Yukie Sekiya, Shinichi Takahashi, Somay Yamagata Murayama, and Masahiko Nakamura Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2988-2989; published ahead of print May 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01662-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Analytical Procedures:

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Staphylococcus aureus Cell Wall Stress Stimulon Gene-lacZ Fusion Strains: Potential for Use in Screening for Cell Wall-Active Antimicrobials Rebecca Steidl, Stacy Pearson, Robert E. Stephenson, Nagender Ledala, Sutthirat Sitthisak, Brian J. Wilkinson, and Radheshyam K. Jayaswal Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2923-2925; published ahead of print June 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00273-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Plasmid-Mediated QnrS2 Determinant from a Clinical Aeromonas veronii Isolate Javier Sánchez-Céspedes, M. Dolores Blasco, Sara Marti, Verónica Alba, Elena Alcalde, Consuelo Esteve, and Jordi Vila Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2990-2991; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00287-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coprevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Determinants QepA, Qnr, and AAC(6')-Ib-cr among 16S rRNA Methylase RmtB-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Pigs Jian-Hua Liu, Yu-Ting Deng, Zhen-Ling Zeng, Jun-Hua Gao, Lin Chen, Yoshichika Arakawa, and Zhang-Liu Chen Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2992-2993; published ahead of print May 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01686-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of the Erythromycin rRNA Methylase Gene erm(A) in Enterococcus faecalis Karin Schwaiger and Johann Bauer Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2994-2995; published ahead of print May 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00230-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence of the Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Gene qnrS1 in Escherichia coli Isolates in Greece Olga Vasilaki, Eleni Ntokou, Alexandros Ikonomidis, Danae Sofianou, Filanthi Frantzidou, Styliani Alexiou-Daniel, Antonios N. Maniatis, and Spyros Pournaras Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2996-2997; published ahead of print May 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.00325-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae Isolated from Sputum Elaine R. Keith and David R. Murdoch Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. August 2008 52: 2998 published ahead of print June 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/AAC.01526-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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