Clinical Microbiology & Infection

MRSA in livestock animals—an epidemic waiting to happen?
pp. 519-521(3)
Authors: Wulf, M.; Voss, A.

Harmonised monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter isolates from food animals in the European Union
pp. 522-533(12)

DNA microarray-based genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from Eastern Saxony
pp. 534-545(12)
Authors: Monecke, S.; Jatzwauk, L.; Weber, S.; Slickers, P.; Ehricht, R.

Analysis of superantigenic toxin Vβ T-cell signatures produced during cases of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome and septic shock
pp. 546-554(9)
Authors: Ferry, T.; Thomas, D.; Perpoint, T.; Lina, G.; Monneret, G.; Mohammedi, I.; Chidiac, C.; Peyramond, D.; Vandenesch, F.; Etienne, J.

Genetic characteristics of serogroup A meningococci circulating in China, 1956-2005
pp. 555-561(7)
Authors: Zhang, X.; Shao, Z.; Zhu, Y.; Xu, L.; Xu, X.; Mayer, L. W.; Xu, J.; Jin, Q.

Genomic organisation of the CTX element among toxigenic Vibrio cholerae isolates
pp. 562-568(7)
Authors: Bakhshi, B.; Pourshafie, M. R.; Navabakbar, F.; Tavakoli, A.

Viral respiratory infections at the Hajj: comparison between UK and Saudi pilgrims
pp. 569-574(6)
Authors: Rashid, H.; Shafi, S.; Haworth, E.; El Bashir, H.; Memish, Z. A.; Sudhanva, M.; Smith, M.; Auburn, H.; Booy, R.

Multiple genotypes and subtypes of hepatitis B and C viruses in Belarus: similarities with Russia and western European influences
pp. 575-581(7)
Authors: Olinger, C. M.; Lazouskaya, N. V.; Eremin, V. F.; Muller, C. P.

Efficacy of amoxycillin-clavulanate in an experimental model of murine pneumonia caused by AmpC-non-hyperproducing clinical isolates of Escherichia coli resistant to cefoxitin
pp. 582-587(6)
Authors: Docobo-Pérez, F.; Fernández-Cuenca, F.; Pachón-Ibáñez, M. E.; Pascual, Á.; Pichardo, C.; Martínez-Martínez, L.; Pachón, J.

Clusters of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones producing different carbapenemases in an intensive care unit
pp. 588-594(7)
Authors: Tsakris, A.; Ikonomidis, A.; Poulou, A.; Spanakis, N.; Vrizas, D.; Diomidous, M.; Pournaras, S.; Markou, F.

Therapeutic and prophylactic efficacy of aminocandin (IP960) against disseminated candidiasis in mice
pp. 595-600(6)
Authors: Najvar, L. K.; Bocanegra, R.; Wiederhold, N. P.; Lambros, C.; Najarian, N.; Patterson, T. F.; Graybill, J. R.

A comparison of metronidazole and single-dose ornidazole for the treatment of dientamoebiasis
pp. 601-604(4)
Authors: Kurt, Ö.; Girginkardeşler, N.; Balcioğlu, I. C.; Özbilgin, A.; Ok, Ü. Z.

Molecular analysis of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected in central Poland
pp. 605-607(3)
Authors: Augustynowicz-Kopeć, E.; Jagielski, T.; Kozińska, M.; Zabost, A.; Klatt, M.; Zwolska, Z.

A comparative in-vitro evaluation of resistance selection after exposure to teicoplanin, vancomycin, linezolid and quinupristin-dalfopristin in Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp.
pp. 608-611(4)
Authors: Drago, L.; Nicola, L.; De Vecchi, E.

spa typing directly from a mecA, spa and pvl multiplex PCR assay—a cost-effective improvement for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance
pp. 611-614(4)
Authors: Larsen, A. R.; Stegger, M.; Sørum, M.

Comparison of phenotypic methods for penicillinase detection in Staphylococcus aureus
pp. 614-616(3)
Authors: Kaase, M.; Lenga, S.; Friedrich, S.; Szabados, F.; Sakinc, T.; Kleine, B.; Gatermann, S. G.

Detection and molecular characterisation of plasmidic AmpC β-lactamases in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from a tertiary-care hospital in Dublin, Ireland
pp. 616-618(3)
Authors: Roche, C.; Boo, T. W.; Walsh, F.; Crowley, B.

Use of real-time PCR to detect human papillomavirus-16 viral loads in vaginal and urine self-sampled specimens
pp. 619-621(3)
Authors: Daponte, A.; Tsezou, A.; Oikonomou, P.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Maniatis, A. N.; Pournaras, S.; Messinis, I. E.

Effect on diagnostic yield of repeated stool testing during outbreaks of Clostridium difficile-associated disease
pp. 622-624(3)
Authors: Debast, S. B.; van Kregten, E.; Oskam, K. M. G.; van den Berg, T.; Van den Berg, R. J.; Kuijper, E. J.

Distribution of virulence genes among colonising and invasive isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
pp. 625-626(2)
Authors: O'Donnell, S.; Humphreys, H.; Hughes, D.

Erythromycin-heteroresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Turkey
pp. 626-627(2)
Authors: Karabiber, N.; Mert Dinc, B.