Clinical Microbiology & Infection

Role of anti-tumour necrosis factor-α therapeutic agents in the emergence of infections
pp. 1151-1153(3)
Authors: Moiton, M. P.; Richez, C.; Dumoulin, C.; Mehsen, N.; Dehais, J.; Schaeverbeke, T.

Control of endemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus—recent advances and future challenges
pp. 1154-1162(9)
Author: Harbarth, S.

Direct detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in clinical specimens by a nucleic acid-based hybridisation assay
pp. 1163-1167(5)
Authors: Holfelder, M.; Eigner, U.; Turnwald, A.-M.; Witte, W.; Weizenegger, M.; Fahr, A.

Evaluation of three chromogenic media (MRSA-ID, MRSA-Select and CHROMagar MRSA) and ORSAB for surveillance cultures of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
pp. 1168-1174(7)
Authors: Nahimana, I.; Francioli, P.; Blanc, D. S.

Staphylococcal chromosome cassette evolution in Staphylococcus aureus inferred from ccr gene complex sequence typing analysis
pp. 1175-1184(10)
Authors: Lina, G.; Durand, G.; Berchich, C.; Short, B.; Meugnier, H.; Vandenesch, F.; Etienne, J.; Enright, M. C.

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in European hospitals: report from the ARPAC study
pp. 1185-1192(8)
Authors: MacKenzie, F. M.; Bruce, J.; Van Looveren, M.; Cornaglia, G.; Gould, I. M.; Goossens, H.

Genetic and phenotypic differences among Enterococcus faecalis clones from intestinal colonisation and invasive disease
pp. 1193-1198(6)
Authors: Ruiz-Garbajosa, P.; Cantón, R.; Pintado, V.; Coque, T. M.; Willems, R.; Baquero, F.; del Campo, R.

Virulence genotype and nematode-killing properties of extra-intestinal Escherichia coli producing CTX-M β-lactamases
pp. 1199-1206(8)
Authors: Lavigne, J.-P.; Blanc-Potard, A.-B.; Bourg, G.; Moreau, J.; Chanal, C.; Bouziges, N.; O'Callaghan, D.; Sotto, A.

The role of procalcitonin in a decision tree for prediction of bloodstream infection in febrile patients
pp. 1207-1213(7)
Authors: Peters, R. P. H.; Twisk, J. W. R.; van Agtmael, M. A.; Groeneveld, A. B. J.

Public health implications of using various case definitions in The Netherlands during the worldwide SARS outbreak
pp. 1214-1220(7)
Authors: Timen, A.; van Doornum, G. J. J.; Schutten, M.; Conyn-van Spaendonck, M. A. E.; van der Meer, J. W. M.; Osterhaus, A. D. M. E.; van Steenbergen, J. E.

Human metapneumovirus infection among children in Taiwan: a comparison of clinical manifestations with other virus-associated respiratory tract infections
pp. 1221-1224(4)
Authors: Wang, S.-M.; Liu, C.-C.; Wang, H.-C.; Su, I.-J.; Wang, J.-R.

Antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent surgical site infections in a rural sub-Saharan hospital
pp. 1224-1227(4)
Authors: Fehr, J.; Hatz, C.; Soka, I.; Kibatala, P.; Urassa, H.; Battegay, M.; Jeffrey, Z.; Smith, T.; Mshinda, H.; Frei, R.; Widmer, A. F.

Effectiveness and nephrotoxicity of colistin monotherapy vs. colistin-meropenem combination therapy for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections
pp. 1227-1230(4)
Authors: Falagas, M. E.; Rafailidis, P. I.; Kasiakou, S. K.; Hatzopoulou, P.; Michalopoulos, A.

Clonality of slime-producing methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci disseminated in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital
pp. 1230-1233(4)
Authors: Foka, A.; Chini, V.; Petinaki, E.; Kolonitsiou, F.; Anastassiou, E. D.; Dimitracopoulos, G.; Spiliopoulou, I.

Specific and sensitive diagnosis of syphilis using a real-time PCR for Treponema pallidum
pp. 1233-1236(4)
Authors: Koek, A. G.; Bruisten, S. M.; Dierdorp, M.; van Dam, A. P.; Templeton, K.

Pyrosequencing for rapid identification of carbapenem-hydrolysing OXA-type β-lactamases in Acinetobacter baumannii
pp. 1236-1240(5)
Authors: Naas, T.; Poirel, L.; Nordmann, P.

Escherichia coli pacemaker-related endocarditis
pp. 1241-1241(1)
Authors: Villamil-Cajoto, I.; Van den Eynde, A.; Rodriguez-Framil, M.; Paramo-de Vega, M.

What is the place of teicoplanin and linezolid in the treatment of prosthetic joint infections?
pp. 1241-1242(2)
Authors: Tattevin, P.; Arvieux, C.; Michelet, C.

EUCAST Technical Note on linezolid
pp. 1243-1245(3)

Author index
pp. 1246-1251(6)

Subject Index
pp. 1252-1265(14)