Clinical Microbiology & Infection

Is routine changing of peripheral arterial catheters justified?
pp. 813-815(3)
Authors: Blot, F.; Estphan, G.; Boughaba, A.; Soltani, D.; Edé, C.; Chachaty, E.

Colistin monotherapy vs. combination therapy: evidence from microbiological, animal and clinical studies
pp. 816-827(12)
Authors: Petrosillo, N.; Ioannidou, E.; Falagas, M. E.

Identification of pneumococcal serotypes from culture-negative clinical specimens by novel real-time PCR
pp. 828-834(7)
Authors: Tarragó, D.; Fenoll, A.; Sánchez-Tatay, D.; Arroyo, L. A.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Esteva, C.; Hausdorff, W. P.; Casal, J.; Obando, I.

Changes in Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes causing invasive disease with non-universal vaccination coverage of the seven-valent conjugate vaccine
pp. 835-843(9)
Authors: Aguiar, S. I.; Serrano, I.; Pinto, F. R.; Melo-Cristino, J.; Ramirez, M.

Molecular typing of the actin gene of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism
pp. 844-852(9)
Authors: Crucitti, T.; Abdellati, S.; Van Dyck, E.; Buvé, A.

Difficulties in detection and identification of Enterococcus faecium with low-level inducible resistance to vancomycin, during a hospital outbreak
pp. 853-857(5)
Authors: Pendle, S.; Jelfs, P.; Olma, T.; Su, Y.; Gilroy, N.; Gilbert, G. L.

Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Iran
pp. 858-866(9)
Authors: Mohebbi, S. R.; Amini-Bavil-Olyaee, S.; Zali, N.; Noorinayer, B.; Derakhshan, F.; Chiani, M.; Nejad, M. Rostami; Antikchi, M. H.; Sabahi, F.; Zali, M. R.

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and factors associated with colonization among residents in community long-term-care facilities in Spain
pp. 867-872(6)
Authors: Manzur, A.; Gavalda, L.; Ruiz de Gopegui, E.; Mariscal, D.; Dominguez, M. A.; Perez, J. L.; Segura, F.; Pujol, M.

Cross-reaction between Yersinia outer membrane proteins and anti-Borrelia antibodies in sera of patients with Lyme disease
pp. 873-875(3)
Authors: Golkocheva-Markova, E.; Christova, I.; Stoilov, R.; Najdenski, H.

Distribution of serotypes and antibiotic resistance of invasive pneumococcal disease isolates among children aged 5 years and under in Saudi Arabia (2000-2004)
pp. 876-879(4)
Author: Shibl, A. M.

Carbapenem-resistant and OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in the United Arab Emirates
pp. 879-882(4)
Authors: Mugnier, P.; Poirel, L.; Pitout, M.; Nordmann, P.

In vitro activity of tigecycline and occurrence of tetracycline resistance determinants in isolates from patients enrolled in phase 3 clinical trials for community-acquired pneumonia
pp. 882-886(5)
Authors: Bradford, P. A.; Petersen, P. J.; Tuckman, M.; Jones, C. H.

Oxacillinase-mediated resistance to carbapenems in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Lebanon
pp. 887-888(2)
Authors: Matar, G. M.; Cuzon, G.; Araj, G. F.; Naas, T.; Corkill, J.; Kattar, M. M.; Nordmann, P.