1. Will Helicobacter pylori be the Next Organism for Which We Will Have Exhausted Our Treatment Options?

   • S. L. Hazell

   Editorial Pages: 83 - 86

2. Yersiniosis II: The Pathogenesis of Yersinia Infections

   • H. J. Koornhof
   • R. A. Smego Jr.
   • M. Nicol

   Review article Pages: 87 - 112

3. Comparative Multicenter Trial of Teicoplanin versus Cefazolin for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Prosthetic Joint Implant Surgery

   • P. Periti
   • G. Stringa
   • the Italian Study Group for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery

   Article Pages: 113 - 119

4. Increase in Penicillin Resistance Rates in Belgium due to Clonal Spread of a Penicillin-Resistant 23F Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain

   • A. Hoefnagels-Schuermans
   • J. Van Eldere
   • W. E. Peetermans

   Article Pages: 120 - 125

5. Humoral Immune Response against Proteins E6 and E7 in Cervical Carcinoma Patients Positive for Human Papilloma Virus Type 16 during Treatment and Follow-Up

   • M. F. D. Baay
   • J. M. Duk
   • P. Herbrink

   Article Pages: 126 - 132

6. Association between Institutionalization and Carriage of Multiresistant Bacteria in the Elderly at the Time of Admission to a General Hospital

   • M. Eveillard
   • S. Lafargue
   • F. Fauvelle

   Note Pages: 133 - 136

7. Isolated Renal Aspergillus Abscess in an AIDS Patient with a Normal CD4+ Cell Count on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

   • D. Rey
   • E. de Mautort
   • J. M. Lang

   Note Pages: 137 - 141

8. Comparison of a Transcription-Mediated Amplification Assay and Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in First-Void Urine

   • R. Pasternack
   • P. Vuorinen
   • A. Miettinen

   Note Pages: 142 - 144

9. Culture-Positive Bartonella quintana Endocarditis

   • A. Guyot
   • A. Bakhai
   • T. Harrison

   Note Pages: 145 - 147

10. Streptococcus bovis Bacteremia in Patients Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Case Reports and Literature Review

    • R. Manfredi
    • A. Nanetti
    • F. Chiodo

    Brief Reports Pages: 148 - 150

11. Fulminant Septic Shock in AIDS Patients Caused by Disseminated Cryptococcosis

    • F. Lozano
    • J. Gómez-Mateos
    • E. Martin

    Brief Reports Pages: 151 - 152

12. High-Frequency Transduction of Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by a Wild-Type Bacteriophage with Restricted Specificity for Recipient Strains

    • J. Blahová
    • K. Králiková
    • N. Bartoníková

    Brief Reports Pages: 152 - 154

13. Prevalence of Hepatitis G Virus Infection among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis

    • F. Yarkín
    • A. Hafta
    • E. Akan

    Brief Reports Pages: 154 - 156

14. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Exhibiting Genomic Fingerprints of Phage Group I Strains in a Hospital and in a Nurse's Family

    • C. Windmeier
    • C. Cuny
    • W. Witte

    Brief Reports Pages: 156 - 158

15. Acute Abdominal Pain and Q Fever

    • J. M. Mòdol
    • J. F. Llamazares
    • M. Sabrià

    Brief Reports Pages: 158 - 160

16. European Surveillance of Infections and Risk Factors in Cancer Patients

    • D. Buchheidt
    • W. Hiddemann
    • M. Helmerking

    Special Announcement Pages: 161 - 163