1. Editorial

   • Herbert Kurz
   • Peter Pietschmann
   • Johannes Meran

   OriginalPaper Pages: 327 - 327

2. Editorial

   • Wolfgang Domej
   • Christoph Wenisch

   Themenschwerpunkt Pages: 328 - 328

3. Laboratory Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections from a Clinical Point of View

   • Robert Krause

   Themenschwerpunkt Pages: 329 - 331

4. Diagnostic Methods of Mycobacterial Species

   • Petra Fladerer

   Themenschwerpunkt Pages: 332 - 335

5. Molecular Diagnosis of Mycobacteria

   • Harald H. Kessler

   Themenschwerpunkt Pages: 336 - 341

6. Pharmacokinetics of Antibiotics in Inflamed and Healthy Lung Tissue

   • Florian Tomaselli
   • Alfred Maier
   • Freyja-Maria Smolle-Jüttner

   Themenschwerpunkt Pages: 342 - 344

7. Do We Need New Antibiotics for Respiratory Tract Infections?

   • Renate Haberl
   • Christoph Wenisch
   • Wolfgang Domej

   Themenschwerpunkt Pages: 345 - 348

8. From Pneumonic Infiltration to Parapneumonic Effusion – from Effusion to Thoracic Empyema: Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema – Aspects of Internal Medicine

   • Wolfgang Domej
   • Christoph Wenisch
   • Gernot P. Tilz

   Themenschwerpunkt Pages: 349 - 353

9. Importance of Prevention of Atherosclerosis in Austria

   • Rudolf Schoberberger
   • Peter Bayer
   • Michael Kunze

   Originalarbeit Pages: 354 - 359

10. Matrix Gla Protein, a Marker of Vascular Calcification, in Hyperlipidemia

    • Werner Kullich
    • Kurt Machreich
    • Gert Klein

    Originalarbeit Pages: 360 - 364