1. Mother to child transmission of hepatitis B virus in the Philippines

   • A. L. Lingao
   • Nila T. Torres
   • F. X. Bosch

   Originalia Pages: 275 - 279

2. Prevalence of pertussis IgG antibodies in children in Palermo, Italy

   • T. Stroffolini
   • A. Giammanco
   • A. R. Valenza

   Originalia Pages: 280 - 283

3. Randomized comparison of aztreonam and cefuroxime in gram-negative upper urinary tract infections

   • G. Friman
   • O. Cars
   • R. Svensson

   Originalia Pages: 284 - 289

4. Non-typhi Salmonella bacteraemia

   • A. Bassa
   • F. Parras
   • P. Alomar

   Originalia Pages: 290 - 293

5. Nosocomial infections due to serratia marcescens — Clinical findings, antibiotic susceptibility patterns and fine typing

   • Renate Bollmann
   • Elke Halle
   • W. Witte

   Originalia Pages: 294 - 300

6. Septic osteomyelitis and polyarthritis with ureaplasma in hypogammaglobulinemia

   • Christina Jorup-Rönström
   • T. Ahl
   • H. Hallander

   Case Report Pages: 301 - 303

7. Spinal cord compression due to brucella granuloma

   • N. Çeviker
   • K. Baykaner
   • H. Alp

   Case Report Pages: 304 - 305

8. Salmonella typhimurium infection of thoracic aorta aneurysm in immunocompetent subject. Case report and literature review

   • E. Gabbi
   • G. Rossi
   • I. Ghidoni

   Case Report Pages: 306 - 308

9. Meningitis in a child due to Neisseria meningitidis group K

   • W.-D. Grahlow
   • Pavla Kuzemenská

   Case Report Pages: 309 - 310

10. Comparative efficacy of ciprofloxacin, azlocillin, imipenem/cilastatin and tobramycin in a model of experimental septicemia due to pseudomonas aeruginosa in neutropenic mice

    • E. Ulrich
    • H. Hahn
    • A. Bauernfeind

    Originalia Pages: 311 - 315

11. Book review

    • H. E. Krampitz

    BookReview Pages: 315 - 315

12. Extended broad spectrum β-lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae including resistance to cephamycins

    • A. Bauernfeind
    • S. Schweighart
    • Y. Chong

    Originalia Pages: 316 - 321

13. ELISA for antibodies to lipid A, lipopolysaccharides and other hydrophobic antigens

    • Marina A. Freudenberg
    • A. Fomsgaard
    • C. Galanos

    Originalia Pages: 322 - 328

14. Different serological HIV-2 results in three HIV-1-infected men from the Gambia

    • K. -H. Marquart
    • H. A. G. Müller

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 329 - 330

15. Comparison of erythromycin ethylsuccinate and co-trimoxazole for treatment of pertussis

    • J. E. Hoppe

    Erratum Pages: 330 - 330

16. Comment on prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers among polish urban alcoholics (Infection 16 [1988] 354–357)

    • F. Raheman

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 331 - 331

17. Answer to Dr. Raheman's letter

    • T. Laskus

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 332 - 332

18. Resistance to third generation cephalosporins: the current situation

    • J. -C. Pechère

    Addendum I Pages: 333 - 337

19. Cefotaxime pharmacokinetics and treatment of meningitis in neonates

    • R. F. Jacobs
    • G. L. Kearns

    Addendum I Pages: 338 - 342

20. Treatment of childhood bacterial meningitis

    • H. Lecour
    • A. Seara
    • M. Miranda

    Addendum I Pages: 343 - 346

21. Epidemiology of extended spectrum β-lactamases

    • A. Philippon
    • S. Ben Redjeb
    • G. Fournier

    Addendum II Pages: 347 - 354