1. Molecular Characterization and Transfer Among Staphylococcus Strains of a Plasmid Conferring High-Level Resistance to Mupirocin

   • M. C. F. Bastos
   • P. J. J. Mondino
   • M. Giambiagi-deMarval

   Article Pages: 393 - 398

2. Rare AIDS-Defining Diseases in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

   • B. Burckhardt
   • P. Sendi
   • the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

   Article Pages: 399 - 402

3. Frequency of Occurrence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Skin and Soft Tissue Infections During 1997 from an International Surveillance Programme

   • M. E. Jones
   • F.-J. Schmitz
   • The SENTRY Participants Group

   Article Pages: 403 - 408

4. Incidence of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis Among Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in Slovakia

   • E. Nováková
   • B. D. Gessner
   • V. Oleár

   Article Pages: 409 - 413

5. Prevalence of Aminoglycoside Resistance in 20 European University Hospitals Participating in the European SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme

   • F.-J. Schmitz
   • J. Verhoef
   • The SENTRY Participants Group

   Article Pages: 414 - 421

6. Validity of Screening Procedures for Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci

   • C. Wendt
   • C. Krause
   • H. Floss

   Article Pages: 422 - 427

7. Comparative In Vitro Activity of Gatifloxacin Against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia Species Isolates Including Evaluation of Disk Diffusion and E Test Methods

   • D. J. Biedenbach
   • M. A. T. Croco
   • R. N. Jones

   Note Pages: 428 - 431

8. Comparative in Vitro Activity of Voriconazole and Itraconazole Against Fluconazole-Susceptible and Fluconazole-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Candida Species from Spain

   • M. Cuenca-Estrella
   • T. M. Díaz-Guerra
   • J. L. Rodríguez-Tudela

   Note Pages: 432 - 435

9. Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Patients with Blastocystis hominis Infection

   • A. Giacometti
   • O. Cirioni
   • G. Scalise

   Note Pages: 436 - 439

10. Five-Year Analysis of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of the Streptococcus milleri Group

    • A. Limia
    • M. L. Jiménez
    • M. López-Brea

    Note Pages: 440 - 444

11. Detection of Legionella DNA in Guinea Pig Peripheral Leukocytes, Urine and Plasma by the Polymerase Chain Reaction

    • D. R. Murdoch
    • L. C. Jennings
    • S. T. Chambers

    Note Pages: 445 - 447

12. Usefulness of Genotypic Analysis of Resistance to Nucleoside Analogues in the Clinical Setting

    • M. Pérez-Olmeda
    • R. Rodríguez-Rosado
    • V. Soriano

    Note Pages: 448 - 449

13. Comparative Activity of 27 Antimicrobial Compounds Against 698 Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Originating from 20 European University Hospitals

    • F.-J. Schmitz
    • J. Verhoef
    • the SENTRY Participants Group

    Note Pages: 450 - 453

14. Candida Meningitis Possibly Resulting from a Harpoon Injury

    • M. P. Brenier-Pinchart
    • P. Leclercq
    • G. Bettega

    Brief Reports Pages: 454 - 455

15. Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Metallo-Beta-Lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • A. Mazzariol
    • G. Cornaglia
    • R. Fontana

    Brief Reports Pages: 455 - 456

16. Three Cases of Pneumonia due to Neisseria meningitidis, Including Serogroup W135

    • N. C. Weightman
    • D. J. Johnstone

    Brief Reports Pages: 456 - 458

17. Lack of Association Between GBV-C Infection and Spontaneous Abortion

    • S. Viazov
    • K. R. Alberts
    • M. Roggendorf

    Brief Reports Pages: 458 - 459

18. Announcements

    Pages: 460 - 460