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Leading articles Back

S. Harbarth and M. H. Samore
Interventions to control MRSA: high time for time-series analysis?
JAC Advance Access published on June 12, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 431-433; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn240 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Xilin Zhao and Karl Drlica
A unified anti-mutant dosing strategy
JAC Advance Access published on June 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 434-436; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn229 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Samson S. Y. Wong and Kwok-Yung Yuen
The management of coronavirus infections with particular reference to SARS
JAC Advance Access published on June 18, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 437-441; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn243 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Systematic review Back

Matthew E. Falagas, Sofia G. Avgeri, Dimitrios K. Matthaiou, George Dimopoulos, and Ilias I. Siempos
Short- versus long-duration antimicrobial treatment for exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: a meta-analysis
JAC Advance Access published on May 8, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 442-450; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn201 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Original research Back

Diane Descamps, Lambert Assoumou, Bernard Masquelier, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Souhila Saidi, Catherine Tamalet, Jacqueline Cottalorda, Jean-Christophe Plantier, Brigitte Montes, Jacques Izopet, Gilles Peytavin, Sabine Yerly, Véronique Schneider, Constance Delaugerre, Virginie Ferré, Annick Ruffault, Coralie Pallier, Laurence Morand-Joubert, Marie-Laure Chaix, Vincent Calvez, Françoise Brun-Vézinet, and Dominique Costagliola on behalf of the ANRS AC-11 Resistance Study Group
HIV-1-infected patients from the French National Observatory experiencing virological failure while receiving enfuvirtide
JAC Advance Access published on June 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 451-455; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anne Derache, Almoustapha-Issiaka Maiga, Ousmane Traore, Alain Akonde, Mamadou Cisse, Bernard Jarrousse, Victoria Koita, Bah Diarra, Guislaine Carcelain, Francis Barin, Cecilia Pizzocolo, Louis Pizarro, Christine Katlama, Vincent Calvez, and Anne-Geneviève Marcelin
Evolution of genetic diversity and drug resistance mutations in HIV-1 among untreated patients from Mali between 2005 and 2006
JAC Advance Access published on June 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 456-463; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn234 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brendan A. I. Payne, Emmanuel F. Nsutebu, Ewan R. Hunter, Olufunso Olarinde, Paul Collini, James A. T. Dunbar, Medhat S. T. Basta, James W. T. Elston, Matthias L. Schmid, Hiten Thaker, and David R. Chadwick
Low prevalence of transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance in a large UK HIV-1 cohort
JAC Advance Access published on June 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 464-468; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kristina Kadlec and Stefan Schwarz
Analysis and distribution of class 1 and class 2 integrons and associated gene cassettes among Escherichia coli isolates from swine, horses, cats and dogs collected in the BfT-GermVet monitoring study
JAC Advance Access published on June 11, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 469-473; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Luciene A. R. Minarini, Laurent Poirel, Vincent Cattoir, Ana Lucia C. Darini, and Patrice Nordmann
Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants among enterobacterial isolates from outpatients in Brazil
JAC Advance Access published on June 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 474-478; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn237 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ja-Young Kim, Yeon-Joon Park, Hi Jeong Kwon, Kyungja Han, Moon Won Kang, and Gun-Jo Woo
Occurrence and mechanisms of amikacin resistance and its association with β-lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a Korean nationwide study
JAC Advance Access published on July 7, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 479-483; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Alexandr Nemec, Lenka Krízová, Martina Maixnerová, Laure Diancourt, Tanny J. K. van der Reijden, Sylvain Brisse, Peterhans van den Broek, and Lenie Dijkshoorn
Emergence of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii in the Czech Republic is associated with the spread of multidrug-resistant strains of European clone II
JAC Advance Access published on May 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 484-489; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Helen M. Palmer, Hugh Young, Andrew Winter, and Jayshree Dave
Emergence and spread of azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Scotland
JAC Advance Access published on June 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 490-494; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Linus Sandegren, Anton Lindqvist, Gunnar Kahlmeter, and Dan I. Andersson
Nitrofurantoin resistance mechanism and fitness cost in Escherichia coli
JAC Advance Access published on June 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 495-503; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Isabel Couto, Sofia Santos Costa, Miguel Viveiros, Marta Martins, and Leonard Amaral
Efflux-mediated response of Staphylococcus aureus exposed to ethidium bromide
JAC Advance Access published on May 28, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 504-513; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn217 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jann-Tay Wang, Wang-Huei Sheng, Jiun-Ling Wang, Duckling Chen, Mei-Ling Chen, Yee-Chun Chen, and Shan-Chwen Chang
Longitudinal analysis of chlorhexidine susceptibilities of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a teaching hospital in Taiwan
JAC Advance Access published on May 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 514-517; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn208 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sébastien Van de Velde, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Françoise Van Bambeke, Paul M. Tulkens, Jean Grellet, Véronique Dubois, Claudine Quentin, and Marie-Claude Saux
Contrasting effects of human THP-1 cell differentiation on levofloxacin and moxifloxacin intracellular accumulation and activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes
JAC Advance Access published on June 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 518-521; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn232 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. J. Wheeldon, T. Worthington, P. A. Lambert, A. C. Hilton, C. J. Lowden, and T. S. J. Elliott
Antimicrobial efficacy of copper surfaces against spores and vegetative cells of Clostridium difficile: the germination theory
JAC Advance Access published on June 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 522-525; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn219 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pratibha Tiwari, Divya Singh, and Man Mohan Singh
Anti-Trichomonas activity of Sapindus saponins, a candidate for development as microbicidal contraceptive
JAC Advance Access published on June 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 526-534; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

A. R. Vieira, S. Wu, L. B. Jensen, A. Dalsgaard, H. Houe, H. C. Wegener, D. M. A. Lo Fo Wong, and H.-D. Emborg
Using data on resistance prevalence per sample in the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance
JAC Advance Access published on May 19, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 535-538; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. A. Lamaris, R. Ben-Ami, R. E. Lewis, and D. P. Kontoyiannis
Does pre-exposure of Aspergillus fumigatus to voriconazole or posaconazole in vitro affect its virulence and the in vivo activity of subsequent posaconazole or voriconazole, respectively? A study in a fly model of aspergillosis
JAC Advance Access published on June 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 539-542; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn224 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mery Ruíz-Cendoya, Marçal Mariné, and Josep Guarro
Combined therapy in treatment of murine infection by Fusarium solani
JAC Advance Access published on May 20, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 543-546; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn215 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Raquel Villar, Esther Vicente, Beatriz Solano, Silvia Pérez-Silanes, Ignacio Aldana, Joseph A. Maddry, Anne J. Lenaerts, Scott G. Franzblau, Sang-Hyun Cho, Antonio Monge, and Robert C. Goldman
In vitro and in vivo antimycobacterial activities of ketone and amide derivatives of quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-oxide
JAC Advance Access published on May 23, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 547-554; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn214 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David A. Stein, Claire Y.-H. Huang, Shawn Silengo, Adams Amantana, Stacy Crumley, Robert E. Blouch, Patrick L. Iversen, and Richard M. Kinney
Treatment of AG129 mice with antisense morpholino oligomers increases survival time following challenge with dengue 2 virus
JAC Advance Access published on June 19, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 555-565; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn221 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Véronique Sinou, Nicolas Taudon, Joël Mosnier, Christian Aglioni, Françoise M. M. Bressolle, and Daniel Parzy
Pharmacokinetics of artesunate in the domestic pig
JAC Advance Access published on June 16, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 566-574; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Jürgen Barth, Doris Jäger, Ralf Mundkowski, Bernd Drewelow, Tobias Welte, and Olaf Burkhardt
Single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of intravenous moxifloxacin in patients with severe hepatic impairment
JAC Advance Access published on May 30, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 575-578; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn212 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nils von Hentig, Errol Babacan, Tessa Lennemann, Gabi Knecht, Amina Carlebach, Sebastian Harder, Schlomo Staszewski, and Annette Haberl
The steady-state pharmacokinetics of atazanavir/ritonavir in HIV-1-infected adult outpatients is not affected by gender-related co-factors
JAC Advance Access published on May 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 579-582; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn204 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Herzmann, Z. Cuthbertson, L. Fosdick, M. Fisher, M. Nelson, N. Perry, M. Law, H. Wand, G. Janossy, M. A. Johnson, and M. Youle
Long-term clinical and surrogate marker effects of subcutaneous intermittent interleukin-2 without antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients
JAC Advance Access published on June 27, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 583-586; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David S. Y. Ong, Marijke M. Kuyvenhoven, Liset van Dijk, and Theo J. M. Verheij
Antibiotics for respiratory, ear and urinary tract disorders and consistency among GPs
JAC Advance Access published on June 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 587-592; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn230 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mamoon A. Aldeyab, Dominique L. Monnet, José María López-Lozano, Carmel M. Hughes, Michael G. Scott, Mary P. Kearney, Fidelma A. Magee, and James C. McElnay
Modelling the impact of antibiotic use and infection control practices on the incidence of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a time-series analysis
JAC Advance Access published on May 7, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 593-600; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn198 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nathalie Vernaz, Hugo Sax, Didier Pittet, Pascal Bonnabry, Jacques Schrenzel, and Stephan Harbarth
Temporal effects of antibiotic use and hand rub consumption on the incidence of MRSA and Clostridium difficile
JAC Advance Access published on May 8, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 601-607; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. L. Buising, K. A. Thursky, M. B. Robertson, J. F. Black, A. C. Street, M. J. Richards, and G. V. Brown
Electronic antibiotic stewardship—reduced consumption of broad-spectrum antibiotics using a computerized antimicrobial approval system in a hospital setting
JAC Advance Access published on June 11, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 608-616; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn218 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gérard Moulin, Philippe Cavalié, Isabelle Pellanne, Anne Chevance, Arlette Laval, Yves Millemann, Pierre Colin, and Claire Chauvin on behalf of the ‘Antimicrobial Resistance’ ad hoc Group of the French Food Safety Agency
A comparison of antimicrobial usage in human and veterinary medicine in France from 1999 to 2005
JAC Advance Access published on May 19, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 617-625; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn213 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Research letters Back

Marcelle Bottecchia, Antonio Madejón, Julie Sheldon, Javier García-Samaniego, Pablo Barreiro, and Vincent Soriano
Hepatitis B virus genotype A2 harbours an L217R polymorphism which may account for a lower response to adefovir
JAC Advance Access published on May 8, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 626-627; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn207 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Habibur Rahman, Kentaro Q. Sakamoto, Lisa Nonaka, and Satoru Suzuki
Occurrence and diversity of the tetracycline resistance gene tet(M) in enteric bacteria of Antarctic Adélie penguins
JAC Advance Access published on May 16, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 627-628; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn209 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tamara Kastrin, Marija Gubina, Metka Paragi, Jana Kolman, Milan Cizman, Alenka Kraigher, Helena Ribic, Ewa Sadowy, and Waleria Hryniewicz
Macrolide resistance among invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Slovenia
JAC Advance Access published on May 12, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 628-629; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn202 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dóra Szabó, Béla Kocsis, László Rókusz, Júlia Szentandrássy, Katalin Katona, Katalin Kristóf, and Károly Nagy
First detection of plasmid-mediated, quinolone resistance determinants qnrA, qnrB, qnrS and aac(6')-Ib-cr in extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Budapest, Hungary
JAC Advance Access published on May 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 630-632; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn206 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. M. Cavaco, H. Korsgaard, G. Sørensen, and F. M. Aarestrup
Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance due to qnrB5 and qnrS1 genes in Salmonella enterica serovars Newport, Hadar and Saintpaul isolated from turkey meat in Denmark
JAC Advance Access published on May 20, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 632-634; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn211 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Naveed Ahmed Khan, Khadijo Osman, and Graham John Goldsworthy
Lysates of Locusta migratoria brain exhibit potent broad-spectrum antibacterial activity
JAC Advance Access published on June 13, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 634-635; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn239 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Sandovsky-Losica, R. Shwartzman, Y. Lahat, and E. Segal
Antifungal activity against Candida albicans of nikkomycin Z in combination with caspofungin, voriconazole or amphotericin B
JAC Advance Access published on May 19, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 635-637; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn216 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eva Tzelepi, Maria Daniilidou, Vivi Miriagou, Eirini Siatravani, Efthimia Pavlidou, and Alexandros Flemetakis
Cluster of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae with reduced susceptibility to the newer cephalosporins in Northern Greece
JAC Advance Access published on June 12, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 637-639; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn236 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vicki Ann Luna, Ze-Qi Xu, David A. Eiznhamer, Andrew C. Cannons, and Jacqueline Cattani
Susceptibility of 170 isolates of the USA300 clone of MRSA to macrolides, clindamycin and the novel ketolide cethromycin
JAC Advance Access published on June 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 639-640; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn227 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter to the Editor Back

Luke Curtis
Comment on: Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK: Report of the Working Party on Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
JAC Advance Access published on June 10, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 641; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn226 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum Back

Marina Sánchez-Hidalgo, Manuel Martínez-Bueno, Ana Ma Fernández-Escamilla, Eva Valdivia, Luis Serrano, and Mercedes Maqueda
Effect of replacing glutamic residues upon the biological activity and stability of the circular enterocin AS-48
JAC Advance Access published on June 17, 2008
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008 62: 642; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn254 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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