Empirical antibiotic treatment of sepsis in non-neutropenic patients: Single agent or combination therapy? M. ExtermannC. Regamey Editorial Pages: 1 - 3
Immune complex p24 antigen: A new prognostic marker in human immunodeficiency virus infection T. CabezasE. QuirósM. C. Maroto Originalia Pages: 4 - 7
Evaluation of definitions and parameters for sepsis assessment in patients after cardiac surgery G. PilzS. KääbE. Kreuzer Originalia Pages: 8 - 17
The diagnostic usefulness of a DNA probe forMycobacterium tuberculosis complex (Gen-Probe®) in Bactec cultures versus other diagnostic methods M. TelentiM. AlvarezM. C. Mendoza Originalia Pages: 18 - 23
Detection of human cytomegalovirus in urine samples by cell culture, early antigen assay and polymerase chain reaction Anja DaimingerG. SchalastaGisela Enders Originalia Pages: 24 - 28
Stipendium der Walter-Marget-Vereinigung zur Förderung der Infektiologie e.V. gemeinsam mit dem Cascan-Stipendium Infektiologie Information Pages: 28 - 28
Detection ofClostridium difficile toxin by enzyme immunoassay, tissue culture test and culture O. LiesenfeldF. SaegerH. Hahn Originalia Pages: 29 - 32
Brucellosis: An occupational hazard for medical laboratory personnel. Report of five cases Eva GrunerE. BernasconiD. Nadal Originalia Pages: 33 - 36
IL-6 and TNFα release in association with neutrophil activation after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery R. G. HolzheimerH. GörlachR. G. Molloy Originalia Pages: 37 - 42
Skin versus hub cultures to predict colonization and infection of central venous catheter in intensive care patients B. GuidetJ. M. GabilletJ. C. Petit Originalia Pages: 43 - 48
Transient, asymptomatic colonisation of newborn, ethiopian infants by salmonella R. BennetM. ErikssonN. Tafari Brief Communication Pages: 49 - 50
Incidence of hepatitis A virus infection among an Italian military population P. M. MatricardiR. D'AmelioT. Stroffolini Brief Communication Pages: 51 - 52
Hepatitis A in Western Austria — The epidemiological situation before the introduction of active immunisation W. M. ProdingerC. LarcherD. Geißler Brief Communication Pages: 53 - 55
Endophthalmitis as presenting symptom of group G streptococcal endocarditis P. E. VerweijJ. F. G. M. MeisP. P. Koopmans Case Report Pages: 56 - 57
Klebsiella ozaenae meningitis: Report of two cases and review of the literature L. -M. TangS. -T. Chen Case Report Pages: 58 - 61
A Randomized study comparing low dose ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections A. PolubiecI. JóraszA. Zaryn Addendum Pages: 62 - 64