Urinary Bactericidal Activity of Extended-Release Ciprofloxacin (1,000 Milligrams) versus Levofloxacin (500 Milligrams) in Healthy Volunteers Receiving a Single Oral Dose

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1 Nov 2006 Vol.50 No.11 p.3947-3949

Florian M. E. Wagenlehner,1* Martina Kinzig-Schippers,2 Uwe Tischmeyer,1 Christine Wagenlehner,1 Fritz Sörgel,2,3 and Kurt G. Naber1

Department of Urology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Straubing,1 Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research (IBMP), Nürnberg-Heroldsberg,2 Institute of Pharmacology, University of Essen, Essen, Germany3

abstract
http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/50/11/3947

Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Relationship of Arbekacin for Treatment of Patients Infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1 Nov 2006 Vol.50 No.11 p.3763-3769

Reiko Sato,1 Yusuke Tanigawara,1* Mitsuo Kaku,2 Naoki Aikawa,3 and Kihachiro Shimizu4

Department of Pharmacy, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan,1 Division of Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Clinical Medicine, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan,2 Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan,3 The Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, Japan4

abstract
http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/50/11/3763

Population Pharmacokinetics of Arbekacin in Patients Infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1 Nov 2006 Vol.50 No.11 p.3754-3762

Yusuke Tanigawara,1* Reiko Sato,1 Kunihiko Morita,1 Mitsuo Kaku,2 Naoki Aikawa,3 and Kihachiro Shimizu4

Department of Pharmacy, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan,1 Division of Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Clinical Medicine, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan,2 Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan,3 The Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, Japan4

abstract
http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/50/11/3754

Randomized, Open-Label, Comparative Study of Piperacillin-Tazobactam Administered by Continuous Infusion versus Intermittent Infusion for Treatment of Hospitalized Patients with Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1 Nov 2006 Vol.50 No.11 p.3556-3561

William K. Lau,1* David Mercer,2 Kamal M. Itani,3 David P. Nicolau,4 Joseph L. Kuti,4 Debra Mansfield,5 and Adrian Dana5

The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii,1 University of Texas, Houston, Texas,2 Boston VA Health Care System and Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts,3 Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut,4 Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, Pennsylvania5

abstract
http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/50/11/3556

Serum Bactericidal Activities of High-Dose Daptomycin with and without Coadministration of Gentamicin against Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus species

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1 Nov 2006 Vol.50 No.11 p.3529-3534

C. Andrew DeRyke,1 Christina Sutherland,1 Bo Zhang,1,3 David P. Nicolau,1,2 and Joseph L. Kuti1*

Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development,1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut,2 Department of Pharmacy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China3

abstract
http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/50/11/3529