1. Anxiety on the watchtower: The hospital epidemiologist and emerging infectious diseases

   • Larry J. Strausbaugh

   Invited Commentary Pages: 451 - 453

2. Literature Alert

   Abstract Pages: 455 - 456

3. Web Alert

   News Pages: 457 - 457

4. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Epidemiology and potential virulence factors

   • Jose M. Eguia
   • Henry F. Chambers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 459 - 466

5. Epidemiology and prevention of infections related to endoscopy

   • Arjun Srinivasan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 467 - 472

6. Nosocomial transmission of SARS

   • Nelson Lee
   • Joseph J.Y. Sung

   OriginalPaper Pages: 473 - 476

7. Estrogen replacement therapy to prevent recurrent urinary tract infection in postmenopausal women

   • Jack D. Sobel

   Clinical Trials Report Pages: 479 - 480

8. Antibiotic-associated vulvovaginal candidiasis

   • Jinping Xu
   • Jack D. Sobel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 481 - 487

9. Immune regulation and its role in the pathogenesis of Candida vaginitis

   • Paul L. Fidel Jr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 488 - 493

10. Erosive vulvovaginitis

    • Jack D. Sobel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 494 - 498

11. Impact of changing patterns of anti-microbial resistance in uropathogens: Emerging treatment and strategies

    • Patricia D. Brown

    OriginalPaper Pages: 499 - 503

12. Molecular epidemiology of acute, uncomplicated urinary tract infections in young women

    • Amee R. Manges

    OriginalPaper Pages: 504 - 509

13. Cardiovascular complications in patients with HIV infection

    • Karolina M. Zareba
    • Steven E. Lipshultz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 513 - 520

14. Management of antiretroviral therapy in neonates, children, and adolescents

    • Michael Neely
    • Andrea Kovacs

    OriginalPaper Pages: 521 - 530