Archive for October 28th, 2007
A survey of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Korea
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Nov 2007 Vol.60 N.5 p.1108-1114
Eu Suk Kim1,, Jin Su Song2,, Hye Jin Lee3, Pyoeng Gyun Choe2, Kyung Hwa Park2, Jae Hyun Cho2, Wan Beom Park2, Sung-Han Kim2, Ji-Hwan Bang2, Dong-Min Kim4, Kyoung Un Park5, Sue Shin5, Mi Suk Lee6, Hee Jung Choi7, Nam Joong Kim2, Eui-Chong Kim5, Myoung-don Oh2, Hong Bin Kim2,3,* and Kang Won Choe2
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea 4 Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea 5 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea 6 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Republic of Korea 7 Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
* Correspondence address. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-31-787-7021; Fax: +82-31-787-4052; E-mail: hbkimmd@snu.ac.kr
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Hepatotoxicity of oral and intravenous voriconazole in relation to cytochrome P450 polymorphisms
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Nov 2007 Vol.60 N.5 p.1104-1107
Mark-David Levin1,*, Jan G. den Hollander2, Bronno van der Holt3, Bart J. Rijnders4, Martin van Vliet5, Pieter Sonneveld6 and Ron H. N. van Schaik5
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands 2 Department of Internal Medicine, MCRZ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department of Trials and Statistics, Erasmus MC—Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 4 Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 5 Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 6 Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
* Correspondence address. Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Albert Schweitzerplaats 25, 3318 AT Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-78-654-1111; Fax: +31-78-652-3377; E-mail: levin@xs4all.nl
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Propionibacterium acnes: an under-appreciated cause of post-neurosurgical infection
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Nov 2007 Vol.60 N.5 p.1097-1103
M. Nisbet1,*, S. Briggs1, R. Ellis-Pegler1, M. Thomas1 and D. Holland2
1 Infectious Disease Department, Auckland City Hospital, Private Bag 92024, Auckland, New Zealand 2 Department of Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, Private Bag 92024, Auckland, New Zealand
* Corresponding author. Tel: +64-9-3797440; Fax: +64-9-3074940; E-mail: mitzin@xtra.co.nz
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MOXIFLOXACIN: AN ASSESSMENT AFTER 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL USE
Clinical Infectious Diseases 15 Jul 2005 Vol.41 Suppl.2
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S111 The Fluoroquinolones: The Last Samurai? – Robert C. Moellering, Jr.
S113 The Quinolones: Past, Present, and Future – Vincent T. Andriole
S120 Mechanisms of Resistance to Quinolones – George A. Jacoby
S127 Clinical Implications of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Fluoroquinolones – Brian Wispelwey
S136 Pharmacoeconomic Considerations Associated with the Use of Intravenous-to-Oral Moxifloxacin for Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Susan L. Davis, George Delgado, Jr., and Peggy S. McKinnon
S144 Antimicrobial Safety: Focus on Fluoroquinolones – Robert C. Owens, Jr. and Paul G. Ambrose
S158 Challenges in the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The Role of Quinolones and Moxifloxacin – Michael S. Niederman
S167 Current Management of Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis and the Role of Moxifloxacin – Jack B. Anon
S177 Moxifloxacin for the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Sanjay Sethi
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Control of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: One Size Fits All?
Clinical Infectious Diseases 15 Jul 2005 Vol.41 N.2 p.210-216
Emilian Armeanu1 and Marc J. M. Bonten2,3
1Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, and 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, and 3Department of Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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