1. Toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients

   • F. G. Araujo
   • J. S. Remington

   Editorial Pages: 1 - 2

2. Trivial pursuits: a game microbiologists play

   • D. Greenwood

   Editorial Pages: 3 - 3

3. Laboratory diagnosis of infections caused by Legionellae

   • P. H. Edelstein

   Review Pages: 4 - 10

4. Controlled trial of a short and a prolonged course with ciprofloxacin in patients undergoing transurethral prostatic surgery

   • M. Grabe
   • A. Forsgren
   • S. Hellsten

   Article Pages: 11 - 17

5. Acellular pertussis vaccine in adults: Adverse reactions and immune response

   • M. Granström
   • M. Thorén
   • Y. Sato

   Article Pages: 18 - 21

6. Resistant strains ofPseudomonas aeruginosa isolated after exposure to several beta-lactam antibiotics

   • J. L. Hoekstra
   • A. J. de Neeling
   • C. P. A. van Boven

   Article Pages: 22 - 27

7. Comparison of immunological methods for diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia in biological fluids

   • S. Lenthe-Eboa
   • G. Brighouse
   • F. A. Waldvogel

   Article Pages: 28 - 34

8. Detection of immunoglobulin M antibodies toTreponema pallidum in a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

   • F. Müller
   • M. Moskophidis
   • H. -L. Borkhardt

   Article Pages: 35 - 39

9. Enzyme profile ofHaemophilus ducreyi strains isolated on different continents

   • E. Van Dyck
   • P. Piot

   Article Pages: 40 - 43

10. Detection of circulating antigens in immunocompromised patients during reactivation of chronic toxoplasmosis

    • E. Candolfi
    • F. Derouin
    • T. Kien

    Article Pages: 44 - 48

11. A Luminescence Western blot with enhanced sensitivity for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus

    • R. Schneppenheim
    • P. Rautenberg

    Notes Pages: 49 - 51

12. Treatment of relapsingClostridium difficile diarrhoea by administration of a non-toxigenic strain

    • D. Seal
    • S. P. Borriello
    • M. Bonnycastle

    Notes Pages: 51 - 53

13. Multiply resistantStreptococcus mitis isolated from conjunctival exudate of newboms

    • S. Kontiainen
    • A. Sivonen

    Notes Pages: 53 - 55

14. Isolation frequency ofAeromonas species in relation to patient age

    • M. Altwegg
    • M. Jöhl

    Notes Pages: 55 - 56

15. Cryptosporidia in immunocompetent patients with gastroenteritis

    • H. Freidank
    • M. Kist

    Notes Pages: 56 - 59

16. Serum bactericidal activity of ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin in volunteers

    • K. Machka
    • D. Milatovic

    Notes Pages: 59 - 62

17. Monospecific antibodies for detection ofClostridium difficile enterotoxin

    • P. Rautenberg
    • F. Stender
    • U. Ullmann

    Notes Pages: 62 - 64

18. Lysis centrifugation and slide blood culture systems for diagnosis of bacteremia in immunocompromised patients

    • H. Richet
    • M. C. Escande
    • P. H. Lagrange

    Notes Pages: 64 - 67

19. A new coagglutination test for detecting pneumococcal C-polysaccharide

    • A. Krook
    • H. Holmberg
    • A. M. Sjögren

    Notes Pages: 68 - 69

20. Reliability of the colistin disk test in identification ofSerratia marcescens andSerratia liquefaciens

    • A. von Graevenitz
    • J. Zollinger-Iten

    Notes Pages: 70 - 71

21. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of brucellosis

    • J. V. Saz
    • M. Beltrán
    • A. C. Velasco

    Notes Pages: 71 - 74

22. Differentiation of obligate anaerobes by assay of pyruvate:Ferredoxin oxidoreductase activity

    • S. Narikawa
    • M. Nakamura

    Notes Pages: 74 - 75

23. Liver abscess due toHaemophilus influenzae type b

    • J. Bradley
    • J. Francis
    • T. Wheatley

    Case Report Pages: 76 - 77

24. Isolation ofEscherichia fergosonii from a patient with septicemia in France

    • J. Freney
    • F. Gavini
    • J. Fleurette

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 78 - 78

25. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum associated with suppurative lymphadenitis

    • M. LaRocco
    • C. Robinson
    • A. Robinson

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 79 - 79

26. Rapid grouping of beta-haemolytic streptococci

    • S. Kontiainen

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 80 - 80

27. Unpredictable influence of human serum on antimicrobial activity of erythromycin and three oxime ether macrolides

    • R. N. Jones
    • A. L. Barry

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 81 - 82

28. A note on name, viability and urease tests ofCampylobacter pylori

    • D. Hartmann
    • A. von Graevenitz

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 82 - 83

29. In vitro activity of LY146032 (Daptomycin), a new peptolide

    • F. Ehlert
    • H. C. Neu

    Article Pages: 84 - 90

30. In vitro activity of LY146032 (Daptomycin) against selected aerobic bacteria

    • J. H. Jorgensen
    • L. A. Maher
    • J. S. Redding

    Notes Pages: 91 - 96

31. Comparative in vitro activity of LY146032 (Daptomycin) against gram-positive cocci

    • K. Machka
    • I. Braveny

    Notes Pages: 96 - 99

32. Comparative in vitro activity of IY146032 (daptomycin), a new lipopeptide antimicrobial

    • R. L. Hodinka
    • K. Jack-Wait
    • P. H. Gilligan

    Notes Pages: 100 - 103

33. Comparative in vitro activity of A-56268 (TE-031), a new macrolide antibiotic

    • R. L. Hodinka
    • K. Jack-Wait
    • P. H. Gilligan

    Notes Pages: 103 - 108

34. Disk diffusion and disk elution tests with A-56268 and erythromycin

    • A. L. Barry
    • R. N. Jones
    • C. Thornsberry

    Notes Pages: 109 - 111

35. In vitro activity of BMY 28100, a new oral cephalosporin

    • J. Steele
    • B. Edwards
    • J. Rissing

    Notes Pages: 111 - 113

36. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 114 - 114

37. Third European Congress of Clinical Microbiology

    Announcement Pages: 121 - 123