1. Meningococcal chest infections in a general hospital

   • B. I. Davies
   • L. Spanjaard
   • J. Dankert

   Article Pages: 399 - 404

2. Characterization ofNeisseria meningitidis serogroup A strains from an outbreak in France by serotype, serosubtype, multilocus enzyme genotype and outer membrane protein pattern

   • J. Y. Riou
   • D. A. Caugant
   • E. Collatz

   Article Pages: 405 - 409

3. Activity of some antiseptics against urinary tract pathogens growing as biofilms on silicone surfaces

   • D. Stickler
   • J. Dolman
   • J. Chawla

   Article Pages: 410 - 415

4. Activity of antiseptics against biofilms of mixed bacterial species growing on silicone surfaces

   • D. Stickler
   • P. Hewett

   Article Pages: 416 - 421

5. Diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis by an enzyme immunoassay detecting immunoglobulin G reactive to purifiedBorrelia burgdorferi cell components

   • S. Bergström
   • A. Sjöstedt
   • A. G. Barbour

   Article Pages: 422 - 427

6. Typing of methicillin resistant and susceptibleStaphylococcus aureus strains by ribosomal RNA gene restriction patterns using a biotinylated probe

   • L. Preheim
   • D. Pitcher
   • B. Cookson

   Article Pages: 428 - 436

7. Comparative study of azithromycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections

   • P. Balmes
   • G. Clerc
   • R. Poirier

   Notes Pages: 437 - 439

8. Rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis with a dot enzyme immunoassay to detect antibody in cerebrospinal fluid

   • A. Mathai
   • V. V. Radhakrishnan
   • M. Thomas

   Notes Pages: 440 - 443

9. Selective medium for isolation ofArcanobacterium haemolyticum andStreptococcus pyogenes

   • L. L. Wat
   • C. A. Fleming
   • C. Krishnan

   Notes Pages: 443 - 446

10. Lipase versus teichoic acid and alpha-toxin as antigen in an enzyme immunoassay for serological diagnosis ofStaphylococcus aureus infections

    • S. Tyski
    • P. Colque-Navarro
    • R. Möllby

    Notes Pages: 447 - 449

11. Isolation ofAgrobacterium radiobacter from a central venous catheter

    • O. Hammerberg
    • H. Bialkowska-Hobrzanska
    • D. Gopaul

    Notes Pages: 450 - 452

12. Comparison of five commercial western blot kits for detection of human immunodeficiency virus 1

    • D. Pohlod
    • L. Saravolatz

    Notes Pages: 453 - 457

13. Fluconazole therapy of candidal native valve endocarditis

    • E. Roupie
    • J. -Y. Darmon
    • C. Brun-Buisson

    Letters Pages: 458 - 459

14. Presence of spiral bacteria(“Gastrospirillum hominis”) in the gastric mucosa

    • K. Kuboňova
    • J. Trupl
    • V. Vráblik

    Letters Pages: 459 - 460

15. Direct detection ofPneumocystis carinii in fresh bronchoalveolar lavage specimens

    • P. Caramello
    • D. Giacobbi
    • P. Gioannini

    Letters Pages: 460 - 462

16. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 463 - 464

17. In vitro activity of Aztreonam, Cefotaxime, Ceftazidime and Imipenem combined with Ciprofloxacin against Gram-negative bacilli and compared with amikacin combinations againstPseudomonas aeruginosa

    • M. Díez Enciso

    Erratum Pages: 464 - 464