EDITORIAL
	From Rwanda to Wisconsin: the global relevance of diarrhoeal diseases
	N. M. THIELMAN and R. L. GUERRANT
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 155-156. [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLE
	Clinical and molecular aspects of the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus bone and joint infections
	R. Cunningham, A. Cockayne, and H. Humphreys
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 157-164. [Abstract] [PDF]

IMMUNE RESPONSE TO INFECTION
	IgA and IgG antibodies to distinct serotypes of Mycobacterium avium in HIV seropositivity and AIDS
	Haydee E. Hernandez-Munoz and J. L. Stanford
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 165-169. [Abstract] [PDF]
	Serum antibody response to Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins and TSST-1 in patients with septicaemia
	K. Kanclerski, B. Söderquist, M. Kjellgren, H. Holmberg, and R. Möllby
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 171-177. [Abstract] [PDF]

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TYPING
	Inter-centre comparison of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for the typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
	B. D. Cookson, P. Aparicio, Ariane Deplano, Marc Struelens, R. Goering, and R. Marples
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 179-184. [Abstract] [PDF]
	Comparison of rapid automated laser fluorescence analysis of DNA fingerprints with four other computer-assisted approaches for studying relationships between Acinetobacter baumannii isolates
	C. A. Webster, K. J. Towner, H. Humphreys, B. Ehrenstein, D. Hartung, and H. Grundmann
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 185-194. [Abstract] [PDF]

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
	Assessment of clinical significance of positive blood cultures of relatively low-virulence isolates
	Y. Hirakata, N. Furuya, M. Iwata, F. Kashitani, M. Ishikawa, S. Yumoto, K. Yasui, H. Endoh, A. Marui, M. Kaku, K. Tateda, and K. Yamaguchi
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 195-198. [Abstract] [PDF]
	Streptococcus agalactiae: a vaginal pathogen?
	A. N. Maniatis, J. Palermos, M. Kantzanou, N. A. Maniatis, C. Christodoulou, and N. J. Legakis
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 199-202. [Abstract] [PDF]
	Type characterisation and antibiotic susceptibility of Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepacia isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
	T. L. Pitt, Mary E. Kaufmann, P. S. Patel, Louise C. A. Benge, Sophie Gaskin, and D. M. Livermore
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 203-210. [Abstract] [PDF]

BACTERIAL PATHOGENICITY
	Experimental endogenous septicaemia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in mice
	Y. Hirakata, N. Furuya, T. Matsumoto, K. Tateda, and K. Yamaguch
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 211-214. [Abstract] [PDF]
	Detection of the gene for toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 in Staphylococcus aureus by enzyme-labelled oligonucleotide probes
	M. Shimaoka, M. Yoh, Y. Takarada, K. Yamamoto, and T. Honda
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 215-218. [Abstract] [PDF]

DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
	A comparison of immunomagnetic separation, direct culture and polymerase chain reaction for the detection of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in human faeces
	M. D. Cubbon, J. E. Coia, Mary F. Hanson, and Fiona M. Thomson-Carter
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 219-222. [Abstract] [PDF]

TECHNICAL NOTES
	A comparison of the Genie and Western blot assays in confirmatory testing for HIV-1 antibody
	E. L. Chan, F. Sidaway, and G. B. Horsman
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 223-225. [Abstract] [PDF]
	Comparison of the E test and a proportion dilution method for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium avium complex
	W. Fabry, E. N. Schmid, and R. Ansorg
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 227-230. [Abstract] [PDF]

BOOK REVIEWS
	Population Genetics of Bacteria
	K. J. Towner
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 231. [PDF]
	The Microbiology and Epidemiology of Infection for Health Science Students
	M. Noy
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 231. [PDF]
	Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology: Measles Virus
	C. A. Hart
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 231-232. [PDF]
	Principles and Practice of Clinical Virology, 3rd edition
	D. WESTMORELAND
	J Med Microbiol 1996. 44: 232. [PDF]

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