Infection

Failures of Rifampicin and Ciprofloxacin to Eradicate a Susceptible Meningococcal Isolate from a Close Contact of a Fatal Case

Meningitis in a Girl with Recurrent Otitis Media Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes– Otitis Media Has to Be Treated Appropriately

K. Steppberger, I. Adams, J. Deutscher, H. Müller, W. Kiess

Influence of Macrolide Antibiotics on Promotion of Resistance in the Oral Flora of Children

U. Kastner, J.P. Guggenbichler

Nutritional Status Impairments in HIV-Infected Patients Are Associated with Increased TNF-α and IL-6 Serum Levels but Not with Viral Load

M.C.G. Galhardo, M.G.C. de Carvalho, I. Georg, M. Perez, M.G. Morgado, L.M.S. de Azevedo, E.P. Sampaio, E.N. Sarno

An Unusual Case of Neonatal Brain Abscess Following Klebsiella pneumoniae Septicemia

S. Basu, K.K. Mukherjee, B. Poddar, J.S. Goraya, K. Chawla, V.R. Parmar

Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis in Adults: A Clinical Comparison of Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Sensitive Strains

W.N. Chang, C.H. Lu, J.J. Wu, H.W. Chang, Y.C. Tsai, F.T. Chen, C.C. Chien

Retropharyngeal Abscess Caused by Group B Streptococcus in a Previously Healthy Child

W.-T. Lo, Y.-H. Lien, C.-C. Wang, M.-L. Chu

Unusual Complication of Breast Implants: Brucella Infection

Ziad A. Memish, M. Alazzawi, R. Bannatyne

Long-Term Outcome of Neonatal Citrobacter koseri (diverus) Meningitis Treated with Imipenem/Meropenem and Surgical Drainage

R. Straussberg, L. Harel, J. Amir

Urine Interleukin-8 Is a Marker for Urinary Tract Infection in Postoperative Patients

D.P. Olszyna, H. Vermeulen, A.H. Baan, P. Speelman, S.J.H. van Deventer, D.J. Gouma, T. van der Poll

Rapidly Growing Tumor-Like Brain Lesion

G. Ackermann, H. Schoen, R. Schaumann, J. Dietrich, A.C. Rodloff

Incidence and Prevalence of Infection with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent in Germany. A Prospective Study in Young Healthy Subjects

R. Woessner, B.C. Gaertner, M.T. Grauer, K. Weber, N. Mueller-Lantzsch, K.P. Hunfeld, J. Treib

Pilot Study of Interferon-α with and without Amantadine for the Treatment of Hepatitis C in HIV Co-infected Individuals on Antiretroviral Therapy

H. Sax, A. Friedl, E. Renner, M.H. Steuerwald, R. Weber

Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus among Hemodialysis Patients in Damascus, Syria

B. Othman, F. Monem