Hepatitis C virus infection in pregnancy and the risk of mother-to-child transmission S. PolywkaH. FeuchtR. Laufs Article Pages: 121 - 124
Prognostic factors associated with improved outcome ofEscherichia coli bacteremia in a Finnish university hospital A. KuikkaA. SivonenV. V. Valtonen Article Pages: 125 - 134
Italian multicentre study of didanosine compassionate use in advanced HIV infection A. d'Arminio MonforteM. Musiccothe Italian BMS-906 Study Group Article Pages: 135 - 142
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction for the detection ofHelicobacter pylori in gastric biopsy specimens L. MonteiroJ. HuaF. Mégraud Article Pages: 143 - 149
A case of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis D. VogelaersM. PetrovicM. Afschrift Notes Pages: 150 - 152
Characterization ofEscherichia coli serotype O12∶K1∶H7 isolates from an immunocompetent carrier with a history of spontaneous abortion and septicemia G. Blum-OehlerJ. HeesemannJ. Hacker Notes Pages: 153 - 155
In vitro activity of an orally administered streptogramin (RPR 106,972) compared to quinupristin/dalfopristin and erythromycin A. L. BarryP. C. FuchsS. D. Brown Notes Pages: 155 - 158
In vitro activity of fosfomycin combined with ceftazidime, imipenem, amikacin, and ciprofloxacin againstPseudomonas aeruginosa F. TessierC. Quentin Notes Pages: 159 - 162
Evaluation of rapid molecular methods for detection of clarithromycin resistance inHelicobacter pylori F. SzczebaraL. DhaenensM. O. Husson Notes Pages: 162 - 164
Evaluation of a commercial test kit for rapid detection ofStaphylococcus aureus in blood cultures C. NeyretH. LelièvreJ. Etienne Notes Pages: 165 - 166
Evaluation of a commercial radiometric system for primary isolation of mycobacteria over a fifteen-year period A. M. MiddletonM. V. ChadwickH. Gaya Notes Pages: 166 - 170
Distinct genotypic clusters of heterogeneously and homogeneously methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus from a Greek hospital P. T. TassiosA. C. VatopoulosN. J. Legakis Notes Pages: 170 - 173
Urinary tract infections caused by beta-lactam-sensitiveCorynebacterium urealyticum strains J. ZapardielE. NietoF. Soriano Letters Pages: 174 - 176
Culture-negative listeriosis of the central nervous system diagnosed by detection of antibodies to listeriolysin O Y. GholizadehM. JuvinJ. L. Gaillard Letters Pages: 176 - 178
Hydrolysis of imipenem, meropenem, ceftazidime, and cefepime by multiresistant nosocomial strains ofSphingobacterium multivorum J. BlahováK. KrálikováK. Kuboňová Letters Pages: 178 - 180