Polymerase chain reaction for detection ofBorrelia burgdorferi DNA in skin lesions of early and late Lyme borreliosis L. V. von StedingkI. OlssonA. Hovmark Article Pages: 1 - 5
Rapid detection of tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria by microscopic observation of growth on Middlebrook 7H11 agar P. IdigorasE. Pérez-TralleroI. Muñoz-Baroja Article Pages: 6 - 10
Discrepancies in susceptibility test results for imipenem employing different in vitro test methods and DIN 58 940 breakpoints H. GrimmC. HaussA. C. Rodloff Article Pages: 11 - 17
Induction of beta-lactamase by cefoxitin in anaerobic intestinal microflora C. StarkC. EdlundC. E. Nord Article Pages: 18 - 24
Detection ofLegionella DNA in human and guinea pig urine samples by the polymerase chain reaction M. MaiwaldM. SchillH.-G. Sonntag Article Pages: 25 - 33
Nasopharyngeal carriage ofStaphylococcus aureus and carriage of tetracycline-resistant strains associated with HIV-seropositivity M. AmirJ. PaulC. Gilks Article Pages: 34 - 40
Pulmonary toxicity during infusion of liposomal amphotericin B in two patients with acute leukemia M. ArningA. H. Heer-SonderhoffW. Schneider Notes Pages: 41 - 43
Frequency of toxic shock syndrome toxin- and enterotoxin-producing clinical isolates ofStaphylococcus aureus N. LehnE. SchallerM. Krönke Notes Pages: 43 - 46
Evaluation of the optimal number of faecal specimens in the diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis in AIDS and immunocompetent patients A. ClavelA. C. ArnalJ. Cuesta Notes Pages: 46 - 49
Endocarditis caused byAerococcus urinae, a newly recognized pathogen B. KristensenG. Nielsen Notes Pages: 49 - 51
Chronic diarrhea due to a single strain ofAeromonas caviae H. RautelinM. L. HänninenV. Valtonen Notes Pages: 51 - 53
Carriage ofStreptococcus pyogenes among infants and toddlers attending day-care facilities in closed communities in southern Israel P. YagupskyD. LandauR. Dagan Notes Pages: 54 - 58
Comparison of nasopharyngeal aspirates and throat swab specimens in a polymerase chain reaction-based test forMycoplasma pneumoniae M. ReznikovT. K. BlackmoreD. L. Gordon Notes Pages: 58 - 61
Lack of effect of orally administered human serum immunoglobulin on the normal human oral and intestinal microflora A. K. BogstedtC. E. NordL. Hammarström Notes Pages: 61 - 64
Conventional viral cultures and shell vial assay for diagnosis of apparently culture-negativeCoxiella burnetii endocarditis R. Gil-GrandeJ. M. AguadoA. R. Noriega Notes Pages: 64 - 67
Early-onset septicemia in a newborn due to a penicillin resistant pneumococcus probably transmitted during delivery A. PavisA. CorteyP. Vert Letters Pages: 68 - 69
Patterns of antibiotic resistance among enterococcal strains isolated from clinical specimens and food in Poland T. ZarebaW. Hryniewicz Letters Pages: 69 - 71
Prevalence ofCoxiella burnetii infection among slaughterhouse workers in northern Spain E. Pérez-TralleroG. CillaM. Alcorta Letters Pages: 71 - 73
Anaerobic bacteraemia in an Australian teaching hospital T. V. RileyM. A. Aravena Letters Pages: 73 - 75