Clinical Microbiology & Infection

Can pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic parameters provide dosing regimens that are less vulnerable to resistance?
pp. 989-994(6)
Author: Courvalin, P.

Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage among children: molecular microbial data and clinical characteristics
pp. 995-1001(7)
Authors: Sdougkos, G.; Chini, V.; Papanastasiou, D. A.; Christodoulou, G.; Stamatakis, E.; Vris, A.; Christodoulidi, I.; Protopapadakis, G.; Spiliopoulou, I.

Epidemic of severe Streptococcus pyogenes infections in injecting drug users in the UK, 2003-2004
pp. 1002-1009(8)
Authors: Lamagni, T. L.; Neal, S.; Keshishian, C.; Hope, V.; George, R.; Duckworth, G.; Vuopio-Varkila, J.; Efstratiou, A.

Dissemination of multidrug-resistant, class 1 integron-carrying Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Taiwan
pp. 1010-1019(10)
Authors: Huang, L.-Y.; Chen, T.-L.; Lu, P.-L.; Tsai, C.-A.; Cho, W.-L.; Chang, F.-Y.; Fung, C.-P.; Siu, L. K.

Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from bacteraemic patients
pp. 1020-1027(8)
Authors: Ibrahem, S.; Salmenlinna, S.; Lyytikäinen, O.; Vaara, M.; Vuopio-Varkila, J.

First direct detection of rickettsial pathogens and a new rickettsia, `Candidatus Rickettsia barbariae', in ticks from Sardinia, Italy
pp. 1028-1033(6)
Authors: Mura, A.; Masala, G.; Tola, S.; Satta, G.; Fois, F.; Piras, P.; Rolain, J.-M.; Raoult, D.; Parola, P.

Genetic background of Escherichia coli isolates from patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: relationship with host factors and prognosis
pp. 1034-1040(7)
Authors: Bert, F.; Panhard, X.; Johnson, J.; Lecuyer, H.; Moreau, R.; Le Grand, J.; Johnston, B.; Sinègre, M.; Valla, D.; Nicolas-Chanoine, M.-H.

Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of Escherichia coli bloodstream infections in a large Canadian region
pp. 1041-1047(7)
Authors: Laupland, K. B.; Gregson, D. B.; Church, D. L.; Ross, T.; Pitout, J. D. D.

The origin of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate at a neonatal ward in Sweden—possible horizontal transfer of a staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec between methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus
pp. 1048-1056(9)
Authors: Berglund, C.; Söderquist, B.

New multiplex PCR method for the detection of Clostridium difficile toxin A (tcdA) and toxin B (tcdB) and the binary toxin (cdtA/cdtB) genes applied to a Danish strain collection
pp. 1057-1064(8)
Authors: Persson, S.; Torpdahl, M.; Olsen, K. E. P.

Antenatal syphilis serology in pregnant women and follow-up of their infants in northern Italy
pp. 1065-1068(4)
Authors: Marangoni, A.; Moroni, A.; Tridapalli, E.; Capretti, M. G.; Farneti, G.; Faldella, G.; D' Antuono, A.; Cevenini, R.

Sensitivity of a Giardia antigen test in persistent giardiasis following an extensive outbreak
pp. 1069-1071(3)
Authors: Strand, E. A.; Robertson, L. J.; Hanevik, K.; Alvsvåg, J. O.; Mørch, K.; Langeland, N.

Nosocomial bloodstream infections in children: an 8-year experience at a tertiary-care hospital in Finland
pp. 1072-1075(4)
Authors: Sarvikivi, E.; Lyytikäinen, O.; Vaara, M.; Saxén, H.

The oral cavity as a natural reservoir for Streptococcus sinensis
pp. 1075-1079(5)
Authors: Woo, P. C. Y.; Teng, J. L. L.; Tsang, S. N. Y.; Tse, C. W. S.; Lau, S. K. P.; Yuen, K.-Y.

T-cell responses against tuberculin and sensitin in children with tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis mycobacterial lymphadenopathy
pp. 1079-1083(5)
Authors: Magdorf, K.; Schuck, S. D.; Leitner, S.; Wahn, U.; Kaufmann, S. H. E.; Jacobsen, M.

Distribution of genes encoding iron uptake systems among enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strains isolated from adults with irritable bowel syndrome
pp. 1083-1086(4)
Authors: Sobieszczańska, B. M.

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pp. 1087-1087(1)