1. Recombinant avirulent Salmonellae as oral vaccine carriers

   • F. Schödel

   Review Pages: 1 - 8

2. Rapid screening for bacteriuria in pregnancy

   • W. Graninger
   • D. Fleischmann
   • F. Stockenhauber

   Originalia Pages: 9 - 11

3. Dose-dependent rate of nosocomial pulmonary infection in mechanically ventilated patients with brain oedema receiving barbiturates: A prospective case study

   • K. E. W. Eberhardt
   • A. Spring
   • B. M. Thimm

   Originalia Pages: 12 - 18

4. Current and upcoming supplements of infection

   Information Pages: 18 - 18

5. Experience in the chemotherapy of severe, inoperable echinococcosis in man

   • T. Todorov
   • Kamenna Vutova
   • Z. Tonchev

   Originalia Pages: 19 - 24

6. Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics on extracellular shiga-like toxin I

   • J. N. Walterspiel
   • Ardythe L. Morrow
   • S. Ashkenazi

   Originalia Pages: 25 - 29

7. German infectious disease specialists organized their first large-scale national congress

   Information Pages: 29 - 29

8. Skin concentrations of phenoxymethylpenicillin in patients with erysipelas

   • A. C. Sjöblom
   • J. Bruchfeld
   • M. Lindqvist

   Originalia Pages: 30 - 33

9. Open, randomized comparison of pefloxacin and cefotaxime in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections

   • C. Timmerman
   • I. Hoepelman
   • H. Mensink

   Originalia Pages: 34 - 37

10. Clinical course and prognosis of brucella spondylitis

    • J. D. Colmenero
    • D. L. Orjuela
    • J. Pachón

    Originalia Pages: 38 - 42

11. Book review

    • L. Gürtler

    BookReview Pages: 42 - 42

12. Introduction of hepatitis delta virus into polish drug community

    • T. Laskus
    • M. Radkowski
    • A. Horban

    Brief Communication Pages: 43 - 44

13. Aspergillus fumigatus, a rare cause of fatal coronary artery occlusion

    • M. M. Kuijer
    • E. J. Kuijper
    • J. van der Lelie

    Case Report Pages: 45 - 47

14. Notice

    Announcement Pages: 47 - 47

15. Tibial osteomyelitis due toAspergillus flavus in a heart transplant patient

    • D. De Vuyst
    • I. Surmont
    • J. Vanhaecke

    Case Report Pages: 48 - 49

16. Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus in Italian health care workers

    • M. Libanore
    • R. Bicocchi
    • L. Scalambra

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 50 - 50

17. Anti-HCV antibodies in household contacts of patients with cirrhosis of the liver — Preliminary results

    • Patrizia Mondello
    • S. Patti
    • Caterina Spanó

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 51 - 52

18. Demonstration ofChlamydia pneumoniae in water used for gargling

    • A. Oehme
    • J. Roesler

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 52 - 52