1. Infection of the Central Nervous System by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (the New Neurotuberculosis)

   • J. Sánchez-Portecarrero
   • E. Pérez-Cecilia
   • J. Romero-Vivas

   Review Pages: 313 - 317

2. Epidemiological Study of Tuberculosis in Palermo, Italy: IS6110 Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated in the Years 1994–1998

   • A. Nastasi
   • C. Mammina

   Clinical and Epidemiological Studies Pages: 318 - 322

3. Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Persons in Switzerland: A Countrywide 9-Year Cohort Study

   • P. Sudre
   • G.E. Pfyffer
   • the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

   Clinical and Epidemiological Studies Pages: 323 - 330

4. Negative Predictors of Survival in HIV-Infected Patients with Culture-Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis

   • F. Palmieri
   • A.M. Pelicelli
   • G. Ippolito

   Clinical and Epidemiological Studies Pages: 331 - 334

5. Elimination of Fecal Enterobacteriaceae by Intravenous Ciprofloxacin Is not Inhibited by Concomitant Sucralfate – a Microbiological and Pharmacokinetic Study in Patients

   • W.A. Krueger
   • G. Ruckdeschel
   • K. Unertl

   Clinical and Epidemiological Studies Pages: 335 - 340

6. EnterohemorrhagicEscherichia coli (EHEC) in Pediatric Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome: A Prospedtive Study in Germany and Austria*

   • H.M. Verweyen
   • H. Karch
   • L.B. Zimmerhackl

   Clinical and Epidemiological Studies Pages: 341 - 347

7. Occurrence of Extended-Spectrum Betalactamases (ESBL) in Dutch Hospitals

   • E.E. Stobberingh
   • J. Arends
   • J.H. van Zeijl

   Clinical and Epidemiological Studies Pages: 348 - 354

8. Leukocytopenia, Thrombocytopenia and Fever Related to Piperacillin/Tazobactam Treatment – A Retrospective Analysis in 38 Children with Cytic Fibrosis

   • P. Reichardt
   • W. Handrick
   • W. Kiess

   Brief Reports Pages: 355 - 356

9. Polymorphism of Precore Region of Hepatitis B Virus DNA among Patients with Chronic HBV Infection in Turkey

   • A.M. Bozdayi
   • H. Bozkaya
   • Ö. Uzunalimoglu

   Brief Reports Pages: 357 - 360

10. Diphtheria Immunity of Albanian and Other Eastern European Immigrants in Greece Compared with the Local Population – The Risk of Reemergence in Greece

    • S. Pournaras
    • A. Tsakris
    • J Douboyas

    Brief Reports Pages: 361 - 364

11. Rapid Diagnosis of Primary Dengue Fever by the Immunochromatographic Test and by Electron Microscopy – A Case Report

    • Regina Allwinn
    • C. Schieferstein
    • H.W. Doerr

    Case Reports Pages: 365 - 367

12. Spontaneous Spondylodiscitis Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae

    • C. Kouroussis
    • V. Georgoulias
    • G. Samonis

    Case Reports Pages: 368 - 369

13. Sporadic Tuberculous Meningoencephalitis

    • K. Michel
    • M. Albisetti
    • D. Nadal

    Case Report Pages: 370 - 371