1. Recent aspects of HIV and HIV-related diseases

   • L. Gürtler

   Editorial Pages: 71 - 73

2. Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus

   • R. Schvarcz
   • A. Sönnerborg
   • B. Nyström

   Originalia Pages: 74 - 77

3. Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in HIV-negative patients with haematologic disease

   • J. van der Lelie
   • D. Venema
   • R. P. van Steenwijk

   Originalia Pages: 78 - 81

4. C-Reactive protein is more sensitive than erythrocyte sedimentation rate for diagnosis of infective endocarditis

   • Harriet Hogevik
   • L. Olaison
   • K. Alestig

   Originalia Pages: 82 - 85

5. Serial monitoring ofAspergillus antigen in the early diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. Preliminary investigations with two examples

   • P. E. Verweij
   • J. F. G. M. Meis
   • A. V. M. B. Schattenberg

   Originalia Pages: 86 - 89

6. IL-1β and IL-6 in community-acquired pneumonia: Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia versusMycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

   • D. Lieberman
   • S. Livnat
   • Rachel Levy

   Originalia Pages: 90 - 94

7. Book review

   • A. Bauernfeind

   BookReview Pages: 94 - 94

8. Role of interleukin-8 in community-acquired pneumonia: Relation to microbial load and pulmonary function

   • Sabine Bohnet
   • U. Kötschau
   • K. Dalhoff

   Originalia Pages: 95 - 100

9. Book review

   • R. Fünfstück

   BookReview Pages: 100 - 100

10. Prevalence of urinary tract infection during outpatient follow-up after renal transplantation

    • N. Goya
    • K. Tanabe
    • K. Takahashi

    Originalia Pages: 101 - 105

11. Utilization of salivary concentrations of ciprofloxacin in subjects with cystic fibrosis

    • A. Smith
    • A. Weber
    • B. Ramsey

    Brief Report Pages: 106 - 108

12. Candida tropicalis arthritis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia successfully treated with fluconazole: Case report and review of the literature

    • G. Weers-Pothoff
    • J. F. Havermans
    • J. F. G. M. Meis

    Brief Report Pages: 109 - 111

13. Multifocal osteoarthritis due toCandida albicans in a neonate: Serum level monitoring of liposomal amphotericin B and literature review

    • J. Evdoridou
    • G. Kremenopoulos
    • E. Bibashi

    Brief Report Pages: 112 - 116

14. Book review

    • L. Gürtler

    BookReview Pages: 116 - 116

15. Improving the prognostic value of CD4⁺ count using IgA and clinical signs in HIV-seropositive i.v. drug users

    • F. Montella
    • Fiorella Di Sora
    • G. Rezza

    Brief Report Pages: 117 - 120

16. Urine bactericidal activity of pefloxacin versus norfloxacin in healthy female volunteers after a single 800-mg oral dose

    • H. Hofbauer
    • K. G. Naber
    • M. Kresken

    Originalia Pages: 121 - 126

17. Recurrent septicemias withEnterococcus faecium

    • H.-A. Elsner
    • P.-M. Kaulfers
    • M. Burdelski

    Case Report Pages: 127 - 128

18. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor given as an adjuvant to persons not responding to hepatitis B vaccine

    • T. Carlsson
    • J. Struve

    Correspondence Pages: 129 - 129

19. Co-infection with GB virus C in an area of high endemicity for human T-lymphotropic virus type I in Japan

    • S. Chiyoda
    • Junko Inoue
    • H. Okamoto

    Correspondence Pages: 129 - 130

20. NosocomialCryptococcus laurentii fungemia in a bone marrow transplant patient after prophylaxis with ketoconazole successfully treated with oral fluconazole

    • V. Krčméry Jr.
    • A. Kunova
    • J. Mardiak

    Correspondence Pages: 130 - 130

21. A case of Q fever endocarditis treated medically: 9 years of follow-up

    • D. Dalmau
    • J. Castañé
    • E. Alvarez

    Correspondence Pages: 131 - 132