Clinical Microbiology & Infection

Is plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance a clinically significant problem?
pp. 295-297(3)
Authors: Poirel, L.; Cattoir, V.; Nordmann, P.

Reducing antibiotic use in influenza: challenges and rewards
pp. 298-306(9)
Author: Low, D.

Comparative analysis of antimicrobial susceptibility among organisms from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK as part of the tigecycline evaluation and surveillance trial
pp. 307-314(8)
Authors: Rodloff, A. C.; Leclercq, R.; Debbia, E. A.; Cantón, R.; Oppenheim, B. A.; Dowzicky, M. J.

Associated antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes
pp. 315-321(7)
Authors: Wimmerstedt, A.; Kahlmeter, G.

Factors impacting on length of stay and mortality of community-acquired pneumonia
pp. 322-329(8)
Authors: Garau, J.; Baquero, F.; Pérez-Trallero, E.; Pérez, J.-L.; Martín-Sánchez, A. M.; García-Rey, C.; Martín-Herrero, J. E.; Dal-Ré, R.

Comparison of type III secretion system virulence among fluoroquinolone-susceptible and -resistant clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
pp. 330-336(7)
Authors: Wong-Beringer, A.; Wiener-Kronish, J.; Lynch, S.; Flanagan, J.

Quorum-sensing activity and related virulence factor expression in clinically pathogenic isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
pp. 337-343(7)
Authors: Le Berre, R.; Nguyen, S.; Nowak, E.; Kipnis, E.; Pierre, M.; Ader, F.; Courcol, R.; Guery, B. P.; Faure, K.

Concentration-dependency of β-lactam-induced filament formation in Gram-negative bacteria
pp. 344-349(6)
Authors: Buijs, J.; Dofferhoff, A. S. M.; Mouton, J. W.; Wagenvoort, J. H. T.; van der Meer, J. W. M.

In-vitro and in-vivo evidence of dose-dependent decrease of uropathogenic Escherichia coli virulence after consumption of commercial Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) capsules
pp. 350-355(6)
Authors: Lavigne, J.-P.; Bourg, G.; Combescure, C.; Botto, H.; Sotto, A.

Pneumocystis jirovecii multilocus genotyping profiles in patients from Portugal and Spain
pp. 356-362(7)
Authors: Esteves, F.; Montes-Cano, M. A.; de la Horra, C.; Costa, M. C.; Calderón, E. J.; Antunes, F.; Matos, O.

Comparison of multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis in a setting of polyclonal endemicity of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
pp. 363-369(7)
Authors: Top, J.; Banga, N. M. I.; Hayes, R.; Willems, R. J.; Bonten, M. J. M.; Hayden, M. K.

Genetic diversity of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in southern Stockholm, 2000-2005
pp. 370-376(7)
Authors: Fang, H.; Hedin, G.; Li, G.; Nord, C. E.

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: an emerging threat in Spain
pp. 377-380(4)
Authors: Manzur, A.; Dominguez, A. M.; Pujol, M.; González, M. P. M.; Limon, E.; Hornero, A.; Martín, R.; Gudiol, F.; Ariza, J.

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes among isolates from hospitalised patients in China
pp. 381-384(4)
Authors: Yu, F.; Chen, Z.; Liu, C.; Zhang, X.; Lin, X.; Chi, S.; Zhou, T.; Chen, X.

Effect of antibiotics, alone and in combination, on Panton-Valentine leukocidin production by a Staphylococcus aureus reference strain
pp. 384-388(5)
Authors: Dumitrescu, O.; Badiou, C.; Bes, M.; Reverdy, M.-E.; Vandenesch, F.; Etienne, J.; Lina, G.

Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against Bordetella pertussis in healthy individuals aged 4-24 years in Turkey
pp. 388-390(3)
Authors: Cevik, M.; Beyazova, U.; Aral, A. L.; Duyan Camurdan, A.; Ozkan, S.; Sahin, F.; Aybay, C.

Experience with the Platelia Candida ELISA for the diagnosis of invasive candidosis in neonatal patients
pp. 391-393(3)
Authors: Oliveri, S.; Trovato, L.; Betta, P.; Romeo, M. G.; Nicoletti, G.

High-affinity iron permease (FTR1) gene sequence-based molecular identification of clinically important Zygomycetes
pp. 393-397(5)
Authors: Nyilasi, I.; Papp, T.; Csernetics, Á.; Krizsán, K.; Nagy, E.; Vágvölgyi, C.

EUCAST Definitive Document EDef 7.1: method for the determination of broth dilution MICs of antifungal agents for fermentative yeasts
pp. 398-405(8)