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Contents: December 2009, Volume 53, Issue 12

       Commentary

       Mechanisms of Action

       Mechanisms of Resistance

       Antiviral Agents

       Experimental Therapeutics

       Clinical Therapeutics

       Pharmacology

       Susceptibility

       Analytical Procedures

       Chemistry; Biosynthesis

       Letters

       Errata

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Commentary:

Classification of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec): Guidelines for Reporting Novel SCCmec Elements
International Working Group on the Classification of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Elements (IWG-SCC)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 4961-4967; published ahead of print August 31, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00579-09
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Mechanisms of Action:

Role of Plasmodium falciparum Digestive Vacuole Plasmepsins in the Specificity and Antimalarial Mode of Action of Cysteine and Aspartic Protease Inhibitors
Pedro A. Moura, John B. Dame, and David A. Fidock
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 4968-4978; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00882-09
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Structures of Triacetyloleandomycin and Mycalamide A Bind to the Large Ribosomal Subunit of Haloarcula marismortui
Güliz Gürel, Gregor Blaha, Thomas A. Steitz, and Peter B. Moore
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5010-5014; published ahead of print September 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00817-09
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Phenylbutyrate Induces Antimicrobial Peptide Expression
Jonas Steinmann, Skarphédinn Halldórsson, Birgitta Agerberth, and Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5127-5133; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00818-09
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Transcriptomic Profiling of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Response to Quinine Reveals a Glucose Limitation Response Attributable to Drug-Induced Inhibition of Glucose Uptake
Sandra C. dos Santos, Sandra Tenreiro, Margarida Palma, Jorg Becker, and Isabel Sá-Correia
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5213-5223; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00794-09
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Eradication of Intracellular Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium with a Small-Molecule, Host Cell-Directed Agent
Hao-Chieh Chiu, Samuel K. Kulp, Shilpa Soni, Dasheng Wang, John S. Gunn, Larry S. Schlesinger, and Ching-Shih Chen
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5236-5244; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00555-09
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Activity of the Novel Peptide Arminin against Multiresistant Human Pathogens Shows the Considerable Potential of Phylogenetically Ancient Organisms as Drug Sources
René Augustin, Friederike Anton-Erxleben, Stephanie Jungnickel, Georg Hemmrich, Björn Spudy, Rainer Podschun, and Thomas C. G. Bosch
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5245-5250; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00826-09
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Polyamine Transport as a Target for Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Chung-Ping Liao, Otto Phanstiel, IV, Mark E. Lasbury, Chen Zhang, Shoujin Shao, Pamela J. Durant, Bi-Hua Cheng, and Chao-Hung Lee
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5259-5264; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00662-09
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Mechanisms of Resistance:

Atomic Force Microscopy Investigation of the Morphology and Topography of Colistin-Heteroresistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strains as a Function of Growth Phase and in Response to Colistin Treatment
Rachel L. Soon, Roger L. Nation, Patrick G. Hartley, Ian Larson, and Jian Li
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 4979-4986; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00497-09
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Fmt Bypass in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Causes Induction of MexXY Efflux Pump Expression
Ruth E. Caughlan, Shubha Sriram, Denis M. Daigle, Angela L. Woods, Jennifer Buco, Ron L. Peterson, JoAnn Dzink-Fox, Susan Walker, and Charles R. Dean
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5015-5021; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00253-09
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OXA-143, a Novel Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Class D β-Lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii
Paul G. Higgins, Laurent Poirel, Marlene Lehmann, Patrice Nordmann, and Harald Seifert
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5035-5038; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00856-09
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Characterization of a New Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene, bla_NDM-1, and a Novel Erythromycin Esterase Gene Carried on a Unique Genetic Structure in Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 14 from India
Dongeun Yong, Mark A. Toleman, Christian G. Giske, Hyun S. Cho, Kristina Sundman, Kyungwon Lee, and Timothy R. Walsh
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5046-5054; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00774-09
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High Level of Cross-Resistance between Kanamycin, Amikacin, and Capreomycin among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Georgia and a Close Relation with Mutations in the rrs Gene
Levan Jugheli, Nino Bzekalava, Pim de Rijk, Krista Fissette, Françoise Portaels, and Leen Rigouts
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5064-5068; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00851-09
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Alterations in Two-Component Regulatory Systems of phoPQ and pmrAB Are Associated with Polymyxin B Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Kaddy Barrow and Dong H. Kwon
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5150-5154; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00893-09
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Characteristics of Genetic Hitchhiking around Dihydrofolate Reductase Gene Associated with Pyrimethamine Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from India
Vanshika Lumb, Manoj K. Das, Neeru Singh, Vas Dev, Wajihullah, and Yagya D. Sharma
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5173-5180; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00045-09
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Spread of bla_CTX-M-14 Is Driven Mainly by IncK Plasmids Disseminated among Escherichia coli Phylogroups A, B1, and D in Spain
Aránzazu Valverde, Rafael Cantón, M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia, Ângela Novais, Juan Carlos Galán, Andrés Alvarado, Fernando de la Cruz, Fernando Baquero, and Teresa M. Coque
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5204-5212; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.01706-08
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Mutational Upregulation of a Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division-Type Multidrug Efflux Pump, SdeAB, upon Exposure to a Biocide, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, and Antibiotic Resistance in Serratia marcescens
Hideaki Maseda, Yumiko Hashida, Rumi Konaka, Akihiro Shirai, and Hiroki Kourai
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5230-5235; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00631-09
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Novel Ribosomal Mutations in Staphylococcus aureus Strains Identified through Selection with the Oxazolidinones Linezolid and Torezolid (TR-700)
Jeffrey B. Locke, Mark Hilgers, and Karen Joy Shaw
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5265-5274; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00871-09
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Mutations in Ribosomal Protein L3 Are Associated with Oxazolidinone Resistance in Staphylococci of Clinical Origin
Jeffrey B. Locke, Mark Hilgers, and Karen Joy Shaw
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5275-5278; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.01032-09
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Detection of the Novel Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase OXA-161 from a Plasmid-Located Integron in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates from Spain
C. Juan, X. Mulet, L. Zamorano, S. Albertí, J. L. Pérez, and A. Oliver
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5288-5290; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00822-09
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Complete Nucleotide Sequence of pCTX-M360, an Intermediate Plasmid between pEL60 and pCTX-M3, from a Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Isolated in China
Wen-han Zhu, Lan Luo, Jia-yi Wang, Xiao-hong Zhuang, Ling Zhong, Kang Liao, Yan Zeng, and Yong-jun Lu
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5291-5293; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00032-09
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Tn6060, a Transposon from a Genomic Island in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolate That Includes Two Class 1 Integrons
Piklu Roy Chowdhury, John Merlino, Maurizio Labbate, Elaine Y.-L. Cheong, Thomas Gottlieb, and H. W. Stokes
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5294-5296; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00687-09
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Role of AbeS, a Novel Efflux Pump of the SMR Family of Transporters, in Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents in Acinetobacter baumannii
Vijaya Bharathi Srinivasan, Govindan Rajamohan, and Wondwossen A. Gebreyes
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5312-5316; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00748-09
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Antiviral Agents:

ADS-J1 Inhibits Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Entry by Interacting with the gp41 Pocket Region and Blocking Fusion-Active gp41 Core Formation
Hongtao Wang, Zhi Qi, Angi Guo, Qinchao Mao, Hong Lu, Xiuli An, Chenglai Xia, Xiaojuan Li, Asim K. Debnath, Shuguang Wu, Shuwen Liu, and Shibo Jiang
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 4987-4998; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00670-09
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ST-246 Inhibits In Vivo Poxvirus Dissemination, Virus Shedding, and Systemic Disease Manifestation
Aklile Berhanu, David S. King, Stacie Mosier, Robert Jordan, Kevin F. Jones, Dennis E. Hruby, and Douglas W. Grosenbach
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 4999-5009; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00678-09
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New Small-Molecule Inhibitor Class Targeting Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Virion Maturation
Wade S. Blair, Joan Cao, Juin Fok-Seang, Paul Griffin, Jason Isaacson, R. Lynn Jackson, Edward Murray, Amy K. Patick, Qinghai Peng, Manos Perros, Chris Pickford, Hua Wu, and Scott L. Butler
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5080-5087; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00759-09
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Susceptibilities of Human Cytomegalovirus Clinical Isolates and Other Herpesviruses to New Acetylated, Tetrahalogenated Benzimidazole D-Ribonucleosides
Jae-Seon Hwang, Rita Schilf, John C. Drach, Leroy B. Townsend, and Elke Bogner
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5095-5101; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00809-09
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Randomized Controlled Study Investigating Viral Suppression and Serological Response following Pre-S1/Pre-S2/S Vaccine Therapy Combined with Lamivudine Treatment in HBeAg-Positive Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
Pham Thi Le Hoa, Nguyen Tien Huy, Le The Thu, Cao Ngoc Nga, Kazuhiko Nakao, Katsumi Eguchi, Nguyen Huu Chi, Bui Huu Hoang, and Kenji Hirayama
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5134-5140; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00276-09
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Pharmacokinetics of Fosamprenavir plus Ritonavir in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Adult Subjects with Hepatic Impairment
María J. Pérez-Elías, María Larrousse Morellon, Enrique Ortega, José Hernández-Quero, Maribel Rodríguez-Torres, Bonaventura Clotet, Franco Felizarta, Felix Gutiérrez, Juan A. Pineda, Garrett Nichols, Yu Lou, and Mary Beth Wire
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5185-5196; published ahead of print August 10, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00632-09
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Inhibition of Herpesvirus Replication by 5-Substituted 4'-Thiopyrimidine Nucleosides
Mark N. Prichard, Debra C. Quenelle, Caroll B. Hartline, Emma A. Harden, Geraldine Jefferson, Samuel L. Frederick, Shannon L. Daily, Richard J. Whitley, Kamal N. Tiwari, Joseph A. Maddry, John A. Secrist, III, and Earl R. Kern
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5251-5258; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00417-09
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Experimental Therapeutics:

Correlation of In Vitro Activity, Serum Levels, and In Vivo Efficacy of Posaconazole against Rhizopus microsporus in a Murine Disseminated Infection
M. Mar Rodríguez, F. Javier Pastor, Enrique Calvo, Valentina Salas, Deanna A. Sutton, and Josep Guarro
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5022-5025; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.01026-09
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Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling of the In Vitro Activities of Oxazolidinone Antimicrobial Agents against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Stephan Schmidt, Sreedharan Nair Sabarinath, April Barbour, Darren Abbanat, Prasarn Manitpisitkul, Sue Sha, and Hartmut Derendorf
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5039-5045; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00633-09
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Pharmacodynamic Profile of Tigecycline against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an Experimental Pneumonia Model
Pornpan Koomanachai, Jared L. Crandon, Mary Anne Banevicius, Li Peng, and David P. Nicolau
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5060-5063; published ahead of print September 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00985-09
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Amiodarone and Miltefosine Act Synergistically against Leishmania mexicana and Can Induce Parasitological Cure in a Murine Model of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Xenón Serrano-Martín, Gilberto Payares, Marisel De Lucca, Juan Carlos Martinez, Alexis Mendoza-León, and Gustavo Benaim
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5108-5113; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00505-09
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The Antituberculosis Drug Pyrazinamide Affects the Course of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Vivo and Increases Activation of Macrophages and Dendritic Cells
Susana Mendez, Ryan Traslavina, Meleana Hinchman, Lu Huang, Patricia Green, Michael H. Cynamon, and John T. Welch
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5114-5121; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.01146-09
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Novel Antiseptic Urinary Catheters for Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections: Correlation of In Vivo and In Vitro Test Results
Ray Hachem, Ruth Reitzel, Agatha Borne, Ying Jiang, Peggy Tinkey, Rajesh Uthamanthil, Jyotsna Chandra, Mahmoud Ghannoum, and Issam Raad
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5145-5149; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00718-09
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Paradoxical Growth of Candida dubliniensis Does Not Preclude In Vivo Response to Echinocandin Therapy
Marçal Mariné, F. Javier Pastor, Ismail H. Sahand, José Pontón, Guillermo Quindós, and Josep Guarro
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5297-5299; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00980-09
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In Vivo Activity of a Novel Anti-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Cephalosporin, Ceftaroline, against Vancomycin-Susceptible and -Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Strains in a Rabbit Endocarditis Model: a Comparative Study with Linezolid and Vancomycin
Cédric Jacqueline, Jocelyne Caillon, Virginie Le Mabecque, Anne-Françoise Miègeville, Yigong Ge, Donald Biek, Eric Batard, and Gilles Potel
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5300-5302; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00984-09
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Clinical Therapeutics:

Impact of Antifungal Prophylaxis on Colonization and Azole Susceptibility of Candida Species
Paul A. Mann, Paul M. McNicholas, Andrew S. Chau, Reena Patel, Cara Mendrick, Andrew J. Ullmann, Oliver A. Cornely, Hernando Patino, and Todd A. Black
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5026-5034; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.01031-09
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Posaconazole: a Monocentric Study with 54 Adults
David Lebeaux, Fanny Lanternier, Caroline Elie, Felipe Suarez, Agnès Buzyn, Jean-Paul Viard, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux, Marc Lecuit, Vincent Jullien, and Olivier Lortholary
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5224-5229; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00939-09
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Case of Fatal Blastoschizomyces capitatus Infection Occurring in a Patient Receiving Empiric Micafungin Therapy
Paul Chittick, Elizabeth L. Palavecino, Brian Delashmitt, James Evans, and James E. Peacock, Jr.
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5306-5307; published ahead of print September 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00710-09
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Pharmacology:

Phase I Evaluation of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of a Single-Dose Intravenous Injection of a Murine Monoclonal Antibody against Hantaan Virus in Healthy Volunteers
Rong Xu, Xiao Yan Yang, Dao Feng Yang, Chang Yong Zou, Pei Li Gong, and Fan Dian Zeng
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5055-5059; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00728-09
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Bronchopulmonary Disposition of Intravenous Voriconazole and Anidulafungin Given in Combination to Healthy Adults
Jared L. Crandon, Mary Anne Banevicius, Annie F. Fang, Penelope H. Crownover, R. Fredrick Knauft, J. Samuel Pope, John H. Russomanno, Eric Shore, David P. Nicolau, and Joseph L. Kuti
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5102-5107; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.01042-09
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Effects of Subinhibitory Concentrations of Antibiotics on Colonization Factor Expression by Moxifloxacin-Susceptible and Moxifloxacin-Resistant Clostridium difficile Strains
Cécile Denève, Sylvie Bouttier, Bruno Dupuy, Frédéric Barbut, Anne Collignon, and Claire Janoir
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5155-5162; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00532-09
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Bacterial Strain-to-Strain Variation in Pharmacodynamic Index Magnitude, a Hitherto Unconsidered Factor in Establishing Antibiotic Clinical Breakpoints
Alasdair P. MacGowan, Rosy Reynolds, Alan R. Noel, and Karen E. Bowker
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5181-5184; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00118-09
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Unbound Cephalothin Pharmacokinetics in Adult Burn Patients Are Related to the Elapsed Time after Injury
Andrew J. Dalley, Renae Deans, Jeffrey Lipman, Bala Venkatesh, Michael Rudd, Michael S. Roberts, and Sheree E. Cross
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5303-5305; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.01600-08
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Susceptibility:

In Vitro Activities of Piperaquine, Lumefantrine, and Dihydroartemisinin in Kenyan Plasmodium falciparum Isolates and Polymorphisms in pfcrt and pfmdr1
Leah Mwai, Steven M. Kiara, Abdi Abdirahman, Lewa Pole, Anja Rippert, Abdi Diriye, Pete Bull, Kevin Marsh, Steffen Borrmann, and Alexis Nzila
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5069-5073; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00638-09
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In Vivo Investigations of Selected Diamidine Compounds against Trypanosoma evansi Using a Mouse Model
Kirsten Gillingwater, Arvind Kumar, Mariappan Anbazhagan, David W. Boykin, Richard R. Tidwell, and Reto Brun
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5074-5079; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00422-09
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Introduction of Ertapenem into a Hospital Formulary: Effect on Antimicrobial Usage and Improved In Vitro Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Ellie J. C. Goldstein, Diane M. Citron, Victoria Peraino, Tanya Elgourt, Anne R. Meibohm, and Shuang Lu
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5122-5126; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00064-09
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Correlation between Vancomycin MIC Values and Those of Other Agents against Gram-Positive Bacteria among Patients with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
N. Patel, P. Lubanski, S. Ferro, M. Bonafede, S. Harrington, A. Evans, K. Stellrecht, and T. P. Lodise
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5141-5144; published ahead of print October 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00307-09
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In Vitro Sensitivity Testing of Leishmania Clinical Field Isolates: Preconditioning of Promastigotes Enhances Infectivity for Macrophage Host Cells
Raquel Inocêncio da Luz, Marieke Vermeersch, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Paul Cos, and Louis Maes
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5197-5203; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00866-09
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Antischistosomal Activity of Hexadecyloxypropyl Cyclic 9-(S)-[3-Hydroxy-2-(Phosphonomethoxy)Propyl]Adenine and Other Alkoxyalkyl Esters of Acyclic Nucleoside Phosphonates Assessed by Schistosome Worm Killing In Vitro
Sanaa S. Botros, Samia William, James R. Beadle, Nadejda Valiaeva, and Karl Y. Hostetler
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5284-5287; published ahead of print August 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00840-09
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Susceptibilities of 23 Desulfovibrio Isolates from Humans
Ken-ichi Nakao, Kaori Tanaka, Suguru Ichiishi, Hiroshige Mikamo, Toshiyuki Shibata, and Kunitomo Watanabe
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5308-5311; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00630-09
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Analytical Procedures:

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening by Online Immunometric Monitoring of Bacterial Growth under Selective Pressure
Teppo Stenholm, Antti J. Hakanen, Jonne Vaarno, Sari Pihlasalo, Perttu Terho, Pekka E. Hänninen, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Pentti Huovinen, and Pirkko Kotilainen
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5088-5094; published ahead of print September 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00518-09
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Modifying Culture Conditions in Chemical Library Screening Identifies Alternative Inhibitors of Mycobacteria
Christopher H. Miller, Shahista Nisa, Sandi Dempsey, Cameron Jack, and Ronan O'Toole
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5279-5283; published ahead of print September 28, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00803-09
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Chemistry; Biosynthesis:

The Final Step of Hygromycin A Biosynthesis, Oxidation of C-5''-Dihydrohygromycin A, Is Linked to a Putative Proton Gradient-Dependent Efflux
Vidya Dhote, Agata L. Starosta, Daniel N. Wilson, and Kevin A. Reynolds
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5163-5172; published ahead of print September 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.01069-09
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In Vitro Activity of a New Quinoline Derivative, ER-2, against Clinical Isolates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma hominis
Shilpakala Sainath Rao, Raghavachari Raghunathan, Ramesh Ekambaram, and Malathi Raghunathan
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5317-5318; published ahead of print September 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/AAC.00746-09
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Clonal Dissemination and mupA Gene Polymorphism of Mupirocin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Long-Term-Care Facilities in South Korea
Jae Il Yoo, Eun Shim Shin, Jeong Ok Cha, Jeom Kyu Lee, Young Hee Jung, Kyeong Min Lee, Bong Su Kim, and Yeong Seon Lee
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. December 2009 53: 5319
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