1. Septic shock as a predictor of mortality in bacteremia caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci

   • A. Topeli
   • S. Ünal
   • H. E. Akalin

   Article Pages: 411 - 416

2. Chorioamnionitis caused by gram-negative bacteria as an etiologic factor in preterm birth

   • D. J. Sherman
   • J. Tovbin
   • I. Boldur

   Article Pages: 417 - 423

3. Guidelines for the investigation of invasive fungal infections in haematological malignancy and solid organ transplantation

   • D. W. Denning
   • E. G. V. Evans
   • R. E. Warren

   Article Pages: 424 - 436

4. Relevance of clinical and laboratory findings in the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus encephalitis in patients with AIDS

   • C. Mussini
   • N. Mongiardo
   • B. De Rienzo

   Article Pages: 437 - 444

5. Viral replication in patients with concomitant hepatitis B and C virus infections

   • J. Crespo
   • J. L. Lozano
   • F. Pons-Romero

   Article Pages: 445 - 451

6. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in a neonate

   • J. Raymond
   • E. Bingen
   • D. Gendrei

   Notes Pages: 453 - 454

7. One bolus dose of gentamicin and early oral therapy versus cefotaxime and subsequent oral therapy in the treatment of febrile urinary tract infection

   • K. Sundman
   • P. Arneborn
   • T. Vikerfors

   Notes Pages: 455 - 458

8. In vitro activity of trimethoprim againstBorrelia burgdorferi

   • E. C. Reisinger
   • I. Wendelin
   • R. Gasser

   Notes Pages: 458 - 460

9. FatalScedosporium prolificans infection in a leukemic patient

   • M. C. W. Feltkamp
   • M. J. Kersten
   • E. J. Kuijper

   Notes Pages: 460 - 464

10. Comparison of three commercial media for direct identification and discrimination ofCandida species in clinical specimens

    • A. M. Freydière
    • L. Buchaille
    • Y. Gille

    Notes Pages: 464 - 467

11. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 6 release induced by antibiotic killing ofPseudomonas aeruginosa andStaphylococcus aureus

    • C. M. Schneider
    • D. Huzly
    • F. D. Daschner

    Notes Pages: 467 - 471

12. Vancomycin-resistantBacillus circulans carrying thevanA gene responsible for vancomycin resistance in enterococci

    • R. Fontana
    • M. Ligozzi
    • G. Cornaglia

    Letters Pages: 473 - 474

13. Usefulness of leeds acinetobacter medium for recovery ofAcinetobacter species from respiratory specimens collected in an intensive care unit

    • J. C. Alados
    • J. Serrano
    • M. de la Rosa

    Letters Pages: 474 - 476

14. Acute epididymo-orchitis due toPseudomonas aeruginosa

    • K. A. Papadakis
    • P. M. Sriram
    • C. M. Smythe

    Letters Pages: 476 - 477

15. Addition of lamivudine to the drug regimen in patients with advanced HIV disease on nucleoside therapy

    • V. Soriano
    • Ma Gömez-Cano
    • J. González-Lahoz

    Letters Pages: 477 - 479

16. Survey on rotavirus infections in a German Pediatric Hospital

    • R. Berner
    • R. F. Schumacher
    • J. Forster

    Letters Pages: 479 - 481

17. Detection of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus using the BBL crystal MRSA kit

    • J. M. T. Hamilton-Miller

    Letters Pages: 481 - 481

18. Erratum

    Erratum Pages: 481 - 481

19. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 482 - 482

20. Recent book publications

    Legacy Pages: 486 - 486