First Detection of the Plasmid-Mediated Class A Carbapenemase KPC-2 in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from South America

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1 Aug 2006 Vol.50 N.8 p.2880-2882

Maria Virginia Villegas,1 Karen Lolans,2,6 Adriana Correa,1 Carlos Jose Suarez,1 Jaime A. Lopez,3 Marta Vallejo,4 John P. Quinn,2,5,6* the Colombian Nosocomial Resistance Study Group

abstract
http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/50/8/2880

Comparative Pharmacodynamics of Gentamicin against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1 Aug 2006 Vol.50 N.8 p.2626-2631

Vincent H. Tam,* Samer Kabbara, Giao Vo, Amy N. Schilling, and Elizabeth A. Coyle

University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas

abstract
http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/50/8/2626

Investigation of a New Diagnosis of Multidrug-Resistant, Dual-Tropic HIV-1 Infection New York City, 2005

MMWR REPORTS Weekly Volume 55, No. 29 July 28, 2006 vol.55 N.29  p.793-796

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Prevention and Control of Influenza Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

MMWR Recommendations and Reports  July 28, 2006 Vol.55 N.10

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European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient antibiotic use in Europe

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy  Aug 2006  Vol.58  N.2 p.401-407

Matus Ferech1,*,, Samuel Coenen2,3,, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar1, Katerina Dvorakova1, Erik Hendrickx4, Carl Suetens4, Herman Goossens1,5, on behalf of the ESAC Project Group

1 Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium 2 Department of General Practice, University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium 3 Fund for Scientific Research—Flanders Brussels, Belgium 4 Unit of Epidemiology, Scientific Institute of Public Health Brussels, Belgium 5 Laboratory of Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, The Netherlands

abstract
http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/58/2/401

The influence of metallo-ß-lactamase production on mortality in nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy  Aug 2006  Vol.58  N.2 p.387-392

Alexandre Prehn Zavascki1,2,*, Afonso Luís Barth2,3, Ana Lúcia Saraiva Gonçalves3, Ana Lúcia Didonet Moro4, Juliana Fernandez Fernandes5, Andreza Francisco Martins3, Fabiano Ramos1 and Luciano Zubaran Goldani2,6

1 Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil 2 Medicine: Medical Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil 3 Microbiology Unit, Clinical Pathology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Porto Alegre, Brazil 4 Medical School, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil 5 Medical School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil 6 Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Porto Alegre, Brazil

abstract
http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/58/2/387

Systematic reviews – Linezolid for the treatment of patients with endocarditis: a systematic review of the published evidence

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy  Aug 2006  Vol.58  N.2 p.273-280

Matthew E. Falagas1–,3,*, Katerina G. Manta1, Fotinie Ntziora1 and Konstantinos Z. Vardakas1

1 Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS) Athens, Greece 2 Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA, USA 3 Department of Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital Athens, Greece

abstract
http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/58/2/273

Reviews – Probiotics for prevention of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: a review

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy  Aug 2006  Vol.58  N.2 p.266-272

Matthew E. Falagas1,2,*, Gregoria I. Betsi1 and Stavros Athanasiou3

1 Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS) Athens, Greece 2 Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA, USA 3 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Athens University School of Medicine Athens, Greece

abstract
http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/58/2/266

Reviews – Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the tetracyclines including glycylcyclines

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy  Aug 2006  Vol.58  N.2 p.256-265

Kenneth N. Agwuh1 and Alasdair MacGowan2,*

1 Department of Medical Microbiology, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary Great George Street, Leeds LS1 2EX, UK 2 Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Department of Medical Microbiology, Southmead Hospital Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK

abstract
http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/58/2/256

Leading articles – Benefits and concerns of simplification strategies in HIV-infected patients

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy  Aug 2006  Vol.58  N.2 p.235-242

Eugènia Negredo*, Anna Bonjoch and Bonaventura Clotet

Lluita contra la SIDA Foundation, HIV Unit, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol Barcelona, Spain

abstract
http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/58/2/235