Emergence of resistance during selective decontamination of the digestive tract F. Daschner Editorial Pages: 1 - 3
Restriction endonuclease analysis ofStaphylococcus aureus plasmid DNA from three continents B. N. DoebbelingM. A. PfallerR. P. Wenzel Article Pages: 4 - 8
Elevated risk ofHelicobacter pylori infection in submarine crews I. HammermeisterG. JanusM. Kist Article Pages: 9 - 14
Pharmacokinetics of ceftazidime in acutely Ill hospitalised elderly patients M. JonssonM. Walder Article Pages: 15 - 21
Effect of cilofungin on phagocytosis and intracellular killing ofCandida albicans by human neutrophils M. D. RichardsonG. ScottG. S. Shankland Article Pages: 22 - 26
Immunoblotting analysis of IgA and IgM antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) polypeptides in seropositive infants M. C. ReG. FurliniM. La Placa Article Pages: 27 - 32
Improved sensitivity of the polymerase chain reaction for detection ofToxoplasma gondii in biological and human clinical specimens U. GroßA. RoggenkampJ. Heesemann Article Pages: 33 - 39
Clostridium difficile toxin-induced reactive arthritis in a patient with chronic Reiter's syndrome A. CopeJ. AndersonE. Wilkins Notes Pages: 40 - 43
Immediate and long-term efficacy of systemic antibiotics for eradicating nasal colonization withStaphylococcus aureus B. A. LipskyR. E. PecoraroR. L. Peugeot Notes Pages: 43 - 47
Comparison of ampicillin/sulbactam and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid for detection of borderline oxacillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus H. LiuN. Lewis Notes Pages: 47 - 51
Susceptibility ofMycobacterium kansasii to ethambutol and its combination with rifamycins, ciprofloxacin and isoniazid U. HjelmJ. KaustováS. E. Hoffner Notes Pages: 51 - 54
In vitro activity of sparfloxacin and three other fluoroquinolones against methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus andStaphylococcus epidermidis K. R. SmithC. G. Cobbs Notes Pages: 55 - 58
Detection of mycobacterial antigens in sputum by an enzyme immunoassay I. O. Al-OraineyM. O. Gad El RabE. S. Saeed Notes Pages: 58 - 61
Sero epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis C encountered in general practice in Belgium R. VranckxD. WalckiersG. Thiers Notes Pages: 62 - 64
Comparative activity of meropenem (SM-7338) against major respiratory pathogens and amikacin-resistant nosocomial isolates F. SarubbiB. FranzusA. Verghese New Antimicrobial Agent Pages: 65 - 68
Susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria to PD 131628 C. E. NordA. Hagelbäck New Antimicrobial Agent Pages: 68 - 71
Synergistic combination of azithromycin and sulfadiazine for treatment of toxoplasmosis in mice F. G. AraujoT. LinJ. S. Remington New Antimicrobial Agent Pages: 71 - 73
A case of malignant external otitis involvingKlebsiella oxytoca J. A. Garcia RodriguezI. Montes MartinezT. López Alburquerque Letters Pages: 75 - 77
Behaviour ofAeromonas species in Cary-Blair transport medium at various temperatures M. AltweggJ. Lüthy-Hottenstein Letters Pages: 79 - 80
Sphingobacterium multivorum isolated from a patient with cystic fibrosis J. ReinaN. BorrellJ. Figuerola Letters Pages: 81 - 82
Typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci by southern hybridization of chromosomal DNA fingerprints using a ribosomal RNA probe H. Bialkowska-HobrzanskaV. HarryO. Hammerberg Erratum Pages: 84 - 84