1. Opening remarks

   • D. E. Low

   Report Pages: S57 - S57

2. Antimicrobial agents for community-acquired respiratory tract infections

   • A. L. Barry

   OriginalPaper Pages: S59 - S64

3. Safety and efficacy of cefixime in treatment of respiratory tract infections in Germany

   • Th. Hausen
   • G. Weidlich
   • J. Schmitt

   OriginalPaper Pages: S65 - S69

4. Acute otitis media in childhood: A study of 20,532 cases

   • F. Del Castillo
   • J. M. Corretger
   • M. Cruz

   OriginalPaper Pages: S70 - S73

5. Rational use of oral antibiotics for pediatric infections

   • K. Sunakawa
   • H. Akita
   • R. Fujii

   OriginalPaper Pages: S74 - S78

6. Acute otitis media in children: A study of nasopharyngeal carriage of potential pathogens and therapeutic efficacy of cefixime and amoxicillin-clavulanate

   • J. Boulesteix
   • P. Bégué
   • A. Trinh

   OriginalPaper Pages: S79 - S82

7. 5-day cefixime therapy for bacterial pharyngitis and/or tonsillitis: Comparison with 10-day penicillin V therapy

   • D. Adam
   • Ulrike Hostalek
   • Kristina Tröster

   OriginalPaper Pages: S83 - S86

8. Oral cephalosporins for use in a parenteral-to-oral switch programme

   • Diana M. D. Rimmer

   OriginalPaper Pages: S87 - S90

9. Assessment of the use of cefixime for switch therapy

   • D. E. Low

   OriginalPaper Pages: S91 - S94

10. Closing remarks

    • D. E. Low

    Report Pages: S95 - S95