Bacteraemia related to indwelling central venous catheters: Prevention, diagnosis and treatment N. C. WeightmanE. M. SimpsonA. Oakhill Article Pages: 125 - 129
Poor efficacy of teicoplanin in treatment of deep-seated staphylococcal infections N. GalanakisH. GiamarellouG. K. Daikos Article Pages: 130 - 134
Effect of ofloxacin on oral and gastrointestinal microflora in patients undergoing gastric surgery C. EdlundL. KagerC. E. Nord Article Pages: 135 - 143
Serological study of subjects with seroconversion to human immunodeficiency virus M. C. ReG. FurliniF. Chiodo Article Pages: 144 - 148
Antibody response to pertussis toxin in patients with clinical pertussis measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay G. ZackrissonI. KrantzB. Trollfors Article Pages: 149 - 154
Reassessment of selective agars and filtration techniques for isolation ofCampylobacter species from faeces F. J. BoltonD. N. HutchinsonG. Parker Article Pages: 155 - 160
Surface hydrophobicity and opsonic requirements of coagulase-negative staphylococci in suspension and adhering to a polymer substratum A. PascualA. FleerJ. Verhoef Article Pages: 161 - 166
Identification of enterotoxigenicEscherichia coli using alkaline phosphatase-labeled synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotide probes D. M. OliveD. A. KhalikS. K. Sethi Article Pages: 167 - 171
Bacteriological and serological aspects of group a streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis caused by group a streptococci A. StrömbergA. SchwanO. Cars Notes Pages: 172 - 174
Pulmonary cavitation due toNeisseria mucosa in a child with chronic neutropenia Z. HussainR. LanniganT. W. Austin Notes Pages: 175 - 176
Haemophilus influenzae type b septicaemia associated with myonecrosis and thigh abscess D. HartmannM. GrehnB. Gurtner Notes Pages: 176 - 178
Ceftazidime sodium carbonate versus ceftazidime arginine as empirical monotherapy in febrile neutropenic patients C. VerhagenB. E. De PauwW. Du Bois Notes Pages: 178 - 182
Three-year survey of amikacin use and aminoglycoside resistance in a general hospital in Belgium R. VanhoofJ. M. HubrechtsE. Roebben Notes Pages: 183 - 185
Surveillance study of resistance inHaemophilus species in Greece K. KanellakopoulouH. GiamarellouGreek Cooperative Group Notes Pages: 186 - 188
Susceptibility of streptomycin-resistantMycobacterium tuberculosis strains to amikacin S. E. HoffnerG. Källenius Notes Pages: 188 - 190
Use of fosfomycin disks for isolation of diphtheroids C. H. Wirsing von KoenigT. KrechM. Bergmann Notes Pages: 190 - 193
Granulocyte elastase compared to C-reactive protein for early diagnosis of septicemia in critically Ill patients M. StruelensJ. DelvilleJ. Wybran Notes Pages: 193 - 195
Evaluation of a latex agglutination test for screening antibodies to rubella virus P. LeónF. de OryJ. M. Echevarría Notes Pages: 196 - 199
Cobas-IDA system for identification ofEnterobacteriaceae within four hours H. IsenrichJ. Wüst Notes Pages: 199 - 201
Commercial monoclonal antibodies for rapid detection of respiratory syncytial virus by direct immunofluorescence B. PozzettoO. G. GaudinS. Tartavel-Mermet Notes Pages: 201 - 203
Co-isolation ofPasteurella dagmatis andPasteurella multocida from cat-bite wounds R. ZbindenP. SommerhalderU. von Wartburg Notes Pages: 203 - 204
Escherichia coli K1 in urinary tract infections J. ReinaF. SalvaP. Alomar Letters To The Editor Pages: 205 - 205
Fulminant myonecrosis due toStreptococcus pyogenes in a previously healthy patient E. BouzaJ. C. L. Bernaldo de QuirósA. Quintans Letters To The Editor Pages: 205 - 206
Isolation ofActinobacillus ureae (Pasteurella ureae) from a patient with otitis media M. L. BigelL. D. Berardi-GrassiasJ. Furioli Letters To The Editor Pages: 206 - 207
Intraperitoneal penetration of pefloxacin J. M. WebberlyI. DonovanJ. Ashby Letters To The Editor Pages: 207 - 208
False-positive agglutinations withListeria monocytogenes using a commercial kit for Lancefield grouping of beta-haemolytic streptococci A. MacGowanR. MarshallD. Reeves Letters To The Editor Pages: 208 - 210
Characterization ofHaemophilus influenzae isolated from patients with otitis media H. DabernatC. DelmasB. Joly Current Topic: Article Pages: 219 - 225
Typing ofStreptococcus agalactiae (Lancefield group B) G. Colman Current Topic: Review Pages: 226 - 231
Epidemiology of diphtheria: Polypeptide and restriction enzyme analysis in comparison with conventional phage typing T. KrechJ. de ChastonayE. Falsen Current Topic: Article Pages: 232 - 237
Protein patterns, serotyping and plasmid DNA profiles in the epidemiologic fingerprinting ofPseudomonas aeruginosa S. WaliaT. MadhavanR. Tewari Current Topic: Article Pages: 248 - 255
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection ofPseudomonas aeruginosa H (Flagellar) antigen T. C. MontieT. R. Anderson Current Topic: Article Pages: 256 - 260
Prevalence and profiles of plasmids inPseudomonas aeruginosa P. PlesiatB. AlkhalafY. Michel-Briand Current Topic: Article Pages: 261 - 264
Marked increase ofPseudomonas aeruginosa serotype 012 in Belgium since 1982 D. AllemeerschJ. BeumerC. Wildemauwe Current Topic: Article Pages: 265 - 269
Typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from foreign body infections F. Schumacher-PerdreauB. JansenG. Pulverer Current Topic: Article Pages: 270 - 273
Incidence and significance ofclostridium difficile in hospitalized cancer patients M. GérardN. DefresneF. Meunier Current Topic: Article Pages: 274 - 278
Plasmid profiles and klebocin types in epidemiologic studies of infections byKlebsiella pneumoniae S. WaliaT. MadhavanD. Duckworth Current Topic: Article Pages: 279 - 284
Computer-aided densitometric analysis of protein patterns ofClostridium difficile W. EhretM. TurbaG. Ruckdeschel Current Topic: Article Pages: 285 - 290
Outer membrane protein serosubtyping ofNeisseria meningitidis J. T. PoolmanH. Abdillahi Current Topic: Notes Pages: 291 - 292
Two monoclonal antibodies specific for serotype 4 antigen ofNeisseria meningitidis H. AbdillahiB. A. CroweJ. T. Poolman Current Topic: Notes Pages: 293 - 296
Analysis of protein antigens as a potential marker forStreptococcus pneumoniae R. MuñozC. Martín-BourgonJ. Casal Current Topic: Notes Pages: 296 - 300
Heat treatment to increase phage typability ofstaphylococcus aureus M. LundholmB. Bergendahl Current Topic: Notes Pages: 300 - 302
Possible virulence marker forStreptococcus agalactiae (Lancefield group B) G. OreficiS. RecchiaL. Galante Current Topic: Notes Pages: 302 - 305
Serotyping and phage typing to identifyEnterobacter cloacae contaminating total parenteral nutrition G. VerschraegenG. ClaeysP. Pattyn Current Topic: Notes Pages: 306 - 307
Extracellular enzymes of fecal strains ofPseudomonas aeruginosa C. MarneA. Vindel Current Topic: Notes Pages: 307 - 309
Comparison of antibiotic resistant and sensitive strains ofHaemophilus influenzae type b in The Netherlands by outer-membrane protein subtyping L. van AlphenP. BolL. Geelen Current Topic: Notes Pages: 309 - 311
Clostridium difficile plasmid isolation as an epidemiologic tool C. ClabotsS. LeeL. Peterson Current Topic: Notes Pages: 312 - 315
