Use of pooled residual laboratory sera to assess human immunodeficiency virus prevalence among patients in Italy V. PuroE. Lo Prestithe Italian Study Group on Occupational Risk of HIV Infection Article Pages: 205 - 211
Immunogenicity of a recombinant pre-S2-containing hepatitis B vaccine versus plasma-derived vaccine administered as a booster B. BucherP. FrancioliP. C. Frei Article Pages: 212 - 217
DisseminatedTrichosporon beigelii infection in patients with malignant diseases: Immunohistochemical study and review T. TashiroH. NagaiS. Akizuki Article Pages: 218 - 224
Construction of a DNA amplification assay for detection ofLegionella species in clinical samples G. LisbyR. Dessau Article Pages: 225 - 231
Identification ofShigella species in stool specimens by DNA amplification of different loci of theShigella virulence plasmid M. YavzoriD. CohenS. Ashkenazi Article Pages: 232 - 237
Definition and determination of in vitro antibiotic susceptibility breakpoints for Bacteria in France C. J. SoussyR. Cluzelthe Comité de l'Antibiogramme de la Société Française de Microbiologie Antimicrobial Agent Report Pages: 238 - 246
Fulminant septicaemia due toStreptococcus milleri infection in a previously healthy adult P. G. FlanaganR. G. Mills Notes Pages: 247 - 248
Routine laboratory diagnosis of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis using centrifugation/lysis and saponin-containing media P. C. Taylor Notes Pages: 249 - 252
Helicobacter pylori in a costa rican dyspeptic patient population B. Morera-BrenesR. SierraC. E. Nord Notes Pages: 253 - 257
Evaluation of two new chromogenic media for detection ofSalmonella in stools I. MonneryA. M. FreydiereY. Gille Notes Pages: 257 - 261
False positive widal reaction in high-titer disseminated BCG infection A. SkoutelisG. DimitrakopoulosH. Bassaris Notes Pages: 261 - 263
Evaluation of a commercial DNA probe assay for the identification ofMycobacterium kansasii E. TortoliM. T. SimonettiV. Morbiducci Notes Pages: 264 - 267
Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA and determination of surface antigen expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with AIDS C. Malavé LaraM. T. GorriñoR. Cisterna Notes Pages: 267 - 271
Detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 by PCR before seroconversion in high-risk individuals who remain seronegative for prolonged periods M. T. GorriñoC. CampeloR. Cisterna Notes Pages: 271 - 276
Evaluation of a rapid enzyme immunoassay for the detection ofClostridium difficile in stools F. BarbutR. RevelJ. C. Petit Letters Pages: 277 - 278
Isolation ofActinomyces meyeri from percutaneous disc biopsy specimens following lumbar disc surgery N. Marquet-Van Der MeeP. Goupille Letters Pages: 278 - 280
Discordance between four second-generation enzyme immunoassay kits in anti-hepatitis C virus screening Y. LaziziThe Study Group of the Laboratoires de Virologie des Centres Hospitaliers Universitaires français Letters Pages: 280 - 281
Breakpoint determination: Cefepime Reports Of The European Study Group On Antibiotic Breakpoints Pages: 282 - 283
Breakpoint determination: Sparfloxacin Reports Of The European Study Group On Antibiotic Breakpoints Pages: 283 - 284