Annals ofInfectology

Volume: 10 - Number: 110 - June 15, 2010

Outstanding

Original Research

Comparison of three phenotypic techniques for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus spp. reveals a species-dependent performance

Biocide susceptibility of the Burkholderia cepacia complex

Susceptibilities of Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, including serotype 19A, and Moraxella catarrhalis paediatric isolates from 2005 to 2007 to commonly used antibiotics

Activity of vancomycin against epidemic Clostridium difficile strains in a human gut model

Amphotericin B in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) nanoparticles against paracoccidioidomycosis

Efficacy of colistin combination therapy in a mouse model of pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pharmacokinetic parameters of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin in rats infected with Fasciola hepatica

Pharmacokinetics of linezolid in human non-inflamed vitreous after systemic administration

Pharmacokinetic evaluation of linezolid in patients with major thermal injuries

Comparison of the pharmacodynamics of imipenem in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia following administration by 2 or 0.5 h infusion

Plasma and peritoneal concentration following continuous infusion of cefotaxime in patients with secondary peritonitis

Analysis of 4758 Escherichia coli bacteraemia episodes: predictive factors for isolation of an antibiotic-resistant strain and their impact on the outcome

Unboosted fosamprenavir is associated with low drug exposure in HIV-infected patients with mild–moderate liver impairment resulting from HCV-related cirrhosis

Influence of liver fibrosis stage on plasma levels of efavirenz in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis B or C

Mutations associated with virological response to darunavir/ritonavir in HIV-1-infected protease inhibitor-experienced patients

Discordant genotypic interpretation and phenotypic role of protease mutations in HIV-1 subtypes B and G

Valganciclovir as pre-emptive therapy for cytomegalovirus infection post-allogenic stem cell transplantation: implications for the emergence of drug-resistant cytomegalovirus

The impact of antimicrobial drug consumption and alcohol-based hand rub use on the emergence and spread of extended-spectrum ?-lactamase-producing strains: a time-series analysis

Research letters

No evidence for cross-contamination of dried blood spots excised using an office hole-punch for HIV-1 drug resistance genotyping

Leakage into Portuguese aquatic environments of extended-spectrum-?-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae