1. Risk assessment and risk-based therapy in febrile neutropenic patients

   • K. V. I. Rolston

   Editorial Pages: 461 - 463

2. Bacterial DNA as an evolutionary conserved ligand signalling danger of infection to immune cells

   • K. Heeg
   • T. Sparwasser
   • H. Wagner

   Review Pages: 464 - 469

3. Multicenter, randomized, double-blind comparison of erythromycin estolate versus amoxicillin for the treatment of acute otitis media in children

   • H. Scholz
   • R. Noack
   • The AOM Study Group

   Article Pages: 470 - 478

4. Evaluation of six commercial systems for identification of medically important yeasts

   • L. Buchaille
   • A. M. Freydière
   • Y. Gille

   Article Pages: 479 - 488

5. Use of a selective medium and a membrane filter method for isolation ofCampylobacter species from Spanish paediatric patients

   • L. López
   • F. J. Castillo
   • M. C. Rubio

   Article Pages: 489 - 492

6. Use of microscopic morphology in smears prepared from radiometric cultures for presumptive identification ofMycobacterium tuberculosis complex,Mycobacterium avium complex,Mycobacterium kansasii, andMycobacterium xenopi

   • J. González
   • G. Tudó
   • M. T. Jiménez de Anta

   Article Pages: 493 - 500

7. Ceftriaxone in the outpatient treatment of cancer patients with fever and neutropenia

   • M. Karthaus
   • G. Egerer
   • H. Jürgens

   Note Pages: 501 - 504

8. Stomatococcus mucilaginosus septicemia in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

   • M. Treviño
   • A. García-Zabarte
   • B. J. Regueiro

   Note Pages: 505 - 507

9. Significance ofahpC promoter mutations for the prediction of isoniazid resistance inMycobacterium tuberculosis

   • H. Rinder
   • A. Thomschke
   • T. Löscher

   Note Pages: 508 - 511

10. Five cases ofKingella kingae skeletal infection in a French hospital

    • B. La Scola
    • I. Iorgulescu
    • G. Bollini

    Note Pages: 512 - 515

11. Isolation of a novel mycobacterium from an adolescent with cervical lymphadenitis

    • A. Goodwin
    • R. Lumb
    • I. Bastian

    Note Pages: 516 - 518

12. Prevalence ofHelicobacter pylori resistance to several antimicrobial agents in a region of Germany

    • K. Wolle
    • M. Nilius
    • W. König

    Note Pages: 519 - 521

13. Comparison of three monoclonal antibody pools for the detection of respiratory viral antigen in respiratory secretions

    • P. Taylor
    • J. R. Dave
    • H. Gaya

    Note Pages: 522 - 524

14. Evaluation of restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the UL10-UL13 genomic region for rapid identification of human cytomegalovirus strains

    • L. Prix
    • R. Kuner
    • K. Hamprecht

    Note Pages: 525 - 528

15. Submandibular gland infection byMycobacterium avium-intracellulare in an AIDS patient

    • J. Elvira
    • E. García del Río
    • J. A. Girón

    Brief Reports Pages: 529 - 530

16. Candida and bacterial mandibular osteomyelitis in an AIDS patient

    • C. Sanz-Rodriguez
    • F. Hernandez-Surmann
    • A. Noguerado

    Brief Reports Pages: 531 - 532

17. Evaluation of an indirect immunofluorescence assay and two cell lines in the detection of influenza B virus in nasopharyngeal samples

    • J. Reina
    • J. Saurina
    • M. Munar

    Brief Reports Pages: 532 - 534

18. Porphyria cutanea tarda and hepatitis G and C virus infection

    • C. Mancini
    • D. Griso
    • D. Lilli

    Brief Reports Pages: 534 - 535

19. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 536 - 536

20. Recent book publications

    Legacy Pages: 537 - 537