1. Introduction

   • W. J. A. Wijnands

   EditorialNotes Pages: 105 - 105

2. Pulmonary defence mechanisms: Damage and repair

   • Evert F. Weltevreden

   OriginalPaper Pages: 106 - 108

3. Laboratory diagnosis of pneumonia

   • Jan W. van't Wout

   OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 111

4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma

   • J. P. G. Kaajan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 112 - 117

5. Antimicrobial therapy for lower respiratory tract infections

   • Pieter J. van den Broek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 118 - 120

6. Two different dosages of ciprofloxacin in patients with respiratory tract infections

   • T. Brutel de la Rivière
   • M. S. M. Daniëls-Bosman
   • G. P. M. ten Velde

   OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 123

7. Fluoroquinolones

   • R. Janknegt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 124 - 127

8. Antibacterial treatment in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

   • W. J. A. Wijnands

   OriginalPaper Pages: 128 - 131

9. The place of quinolones in the treatment of respiratory tract infections

   • J. W. M. van der Meer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 132 - 133

10. Simvastatin influences linoleic acid metabolism

    • J. J. van Doormaal
    • W. J. W. Bos
    • H. Doorenbos

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 134 - 135

11. The action of flecainide acetate and its enantiomers on mammalian non-myelinated nerve fibres

    • Loraine Lie-A-Huen
    • Jan van den Akker
    • Dirk K. F. Meijer

    Erratum Pages: 136 - 136