Low specificity of the bacterial index for the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia by bronchoalveolar lavage R. SpeichM. HauserE. W. Russi Article Pages: 78 - 84
Increasing incidence of meningococcal disease in Spain associated with a new variant of serogroup C S. BerrónL. De La FuenteJ. A. Vázquez Article Pages: 85 - 89
Rate of infection ofIxodes ricinus ticks withBorrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto,Borrelia garinii,Borrelia afzelii and group VS116 in an endemic focus of Lyme disease in Italy M. CincoD. PadovanM. Maroli Article Pages: 90 - 94
First isolation ofRickettsia helvetica fromIxodes ricinus ticks in France P. ParolaL. BeatiD. Raoult Article Pages: 95 - 100
Necrotizing fasciitis caused byStaphylococcus aureus A. RegevM. WeinbergerS. D. Pitlik Note Pages: 101 - 103
Endarteritis and mycotic aortic aneurysm caused by an oral strain ofActinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans M. C. MartínM. T. AndrésF. J. Méndez Note Pages: 104 - 107
Use of pulsed field gel electrophoresis to determine the source of microbial contamination of central venous catheters M. A. LivesleyS. E. TebbsT. S. J. Elliott Note Pages: 108 - 112
Use of simulated blood cultures to compare a specific fungal medium with a standard microorganism medium for yeast detection H. Fricker-HidalgoF. ChazotR. Grillot Note Pages: 113 - 116
Detection of human herpesviruses 6 and 7 in heart transplant recipients by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction method D. MoschettiniA. De MilitoP. E. Valensin Note Pages: 117 - 119
Diagnosis of herpetic keratoconjunctivitis by nested polymerase chain reaction in human tear film F. HidalgoS. MelónM. Rodríguez Note Pages: 120 - 123
Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipients by a quantitative RNA-DNA hybrid capture assay for cytomegalovirus DNA in leukocytes H. RollagS. SagedalK. P. Nordal Note Pages: 124 - 127
Influenza a outbreak among adolescents in a ski hostel O. LyytikäinenE. HoffmannL. R. Petersen Note Pages: 128 - 130
Septic shock and multiorganic failure in murine typhus M. Bernabeu-WittelJ. L. Villanueva-MarcosJ. Pachón Letters Pages: 131 - 132
Persistent airway colonization withAlcaligenes xylosoxidans in two brothers with cystic fibrosis H. Peltroche-LlacsahuangaG. HaaseH. Kentrup Letters Pages: 132 - 134
Prevalence ofBorrelia burgdorferi infection inIxodes ricinus in central Italy M. CincoD. PadovanF. Taggi Letters Pages: 134 - 135
Diarrhoea as the first manifestation of brucellosis J. LocuturaC. DueñasT. Palacios Letters Pages: 135 - 136