1. HIV infection in 1990: Rapid spread in several developing countries and still insufficient preventive strategies

   • G. G. Frösner

   Editorial Pages: 251 - 252

2. Cardiovascular parameters and scoring systems in the evaluation of response to therapy in sepsis and septic shock

   • G. Pilz
   • K. Werdan

   Originalia Pages: 253 - 262

3. Book review

   • H. W. Pfister

   BookReview Pages: 262 - 262

4. Long-term persistence of specific T- and B-lymphocyte responses to Borrelia burgdorferi following untreated neuroborreliosis

   • H. Krüger
   • R. Martin
   • M. Pulz

   Originalia Pages: 263 - 267

5. Ciprofloxacin in the treatment of nosocomial multiply resistant acinetobacter calcoaceticus bacteremia

   • Y. Leonov

   Erratum Pages: 267 - 267

6. Pharmacokinetics of cefotaxime in patients after liver transplantation

   • E. Kuse
   • P. Vogt
   • B. Rosenkranz

   Originalia Pages: 268 - 272

7. Acute sporadic non-A, non-B hepatitis in a pediatric population living in Cairo, Egypt

   • K. C. Hyams
   • M. McCarthy
   • Mona El-Samahy

   Originalia Pages: 273 - 276

8. Information

   Announcement Pages: 276 - 276

9. Prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies in patients with chronic liver disease and its relationship to HBV and HDV infections

   • G. B. Gaeta
   • C. Sardaro
   • A. Ajello

   Originalia Pages: 277 - 279

10. Clearance of Candida colonizing the urinary bladder by a two-day amphotericin B irrigation

    • C. C. S. Hsu
    • Beth Ukleja

    Originalia Pages: 280 - 282

11. Nasopharyngeal culture in the pneumonia diagnosis

    • J. Hedlund
    • Å. Örtqvist
    • M. Kalin

    Originalia Pages: 283 - 285

12. Low risk of health care workers for infection with hepatitis C virus

    • H. Hofmann
    • C. Kunz

    Originalia Pages: 286 - 288

13. Book review

    • L. Gürtler

    BookReview Pages: 288 - 288

14. CMV encephalitis during ganciclovir therapy of CMV retinitis

    • T. F. Schwarz
    • Gundula Jäger
    • F. H. Stefani

    Case Report Pages: 289 - 290

15. Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis in a patient with a hypersensitivity reaction to penicillin. Successful treatment with partial resection of the posterior mitral valve leaflet and antibiotic therapy with cefazolin

    • R. D. Christen
    • R. D. Christen

    Case Report Pages: 291 - 293

16. A new plasmidic cefotaximase in a clinical isolate of Escherichia coli

    • A. Bauernfeind
    • S. Schweighart
    • H. Grimm

    Originalia Pages: 294 - 298

17. Comment on short-term parenteral antibiotics used as a supplement to SDD regimens (infection suppl. 1, 1990, S14–S17) reply toF. Daschner (infection 18 [1990] 249)

    • S. R. Alcock

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 299 - 299

18. Comment on short-term parenteral antibiotics used as a supplement to SDD regimens (infection suppl. 1, 1990, S14–S17) reply toF. Daschner (infection 18 [1990] 249)

    • C. P. Stoutenbeek

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 300 - 300

19. Comment on Otogenic Brain Abscess with Pneumocephalus (infection 18, 1990, 191–192)

    • I. Holtby

    Letter To The Editor Pages: 301 - 301

20. Meetings

    Events Pages: 301 - 301

21. Treatment of nosocomial infections in children undergoing antimicrobial chemotherapy

    • H. Bonatti
    • J. Hager
    • J. P. Guggenbichler

    Addendum Pages: 302 - 306

22. Concentrations of sulbactam/ampicillin in serum and lung tissue

    • U. Frank
    • E. Schmidt-Eisenlohr
    • J. Hasse

    Addendum Pages: 307 - 309

23. Piperacillin and netilmicin combination therapy for febrile episodes in neutropenic patients

    • R. Herbrecht
    • J. C. Damonte
    • G. Prevost

    Addendum Pages: 310 - 313

24. The use of intravenous IgG as prophylaxis and for treatment of infections

    • L. Hammarström
    • C. I. E. Smith

    Special Addendum Pages: 314 - 324