The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Danger in the (farm) dust (Editorial)
pp. 1277-1278(2)
Author: Schenker, Marc

Report on the meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Committee on the TB epidemic: recommendations to Stop TB Partners, Montreux, Switzerland, 18–19 September 2003 [Consensus Statement]
pp. 1279-1284(6)

High risk of adult-onset asthma and work-related wheeze in farmers despite low prevalence of asthma in young farmers
pp. 1285-1291(7)
Authors: Lembke, B.; Janson, C.; Norbäck, D.; Rask-Andersen, A.

Low socio-economic status is a risk factor for respiratory symptoms: a comparison between Finland, Sweden and Estonia
pp. 1292-1300(9)
Authors: Pallasaho, P.; Lindström, M.; Põlluste, J.; Loit, Helle-Mai; Sovijärvi, A.; Lundbäck, B.

Exhaled nitric oxide in bronchiectasis: the effects of inhaled corticosteroid therapy
pp. 1301-1307(7)
Authors: Tsang, K. W.; Tan, K. C.; Ho, P. L.; Ooi, G. C.; Khong, P-L.; Leung, R.; Mak, J. C.; Tipoe, G. L.; Ko, C.; Lam, W. K.

Comparison of clinical outcome with oral and inhaled bronchodilators in the management of wheezy children aged 1–59 months in the community: a randomised trial in Pakistan
pp. 1308-1314(7)
Authors: Hazir, T.; Qazi, S.; Bin Nisar, Y.; Ansari, S.; Maqbool, S.; Randhawa, S.; Kundi, Z.; Asghar, R.; Aslam, S.

The impact of altitude on mortality from tuberculosis and pneumonia
pp. 1315-1320(6)
Authors: Pérez-Padilla, R.; Franco-Marina, F.

Effect of altitude on the frequency of pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 1321-1324(4)
Authors: Vargas, M. H.; Furuya, M. E. Y.; Pérez-Guzmán, C.

Tuberculosis control and the private health sector in Bolivia: a survey of pharmacies
pp. 1325-1329(5)
Authors: Lambert, M-L.; Delgado, R.; Michaux, G.; Volz, A.; Van der Stuyft, P.

The cost of medical care and people's health-seeking behaviour before being suspected of tuberculosis in three local health systems, Nicaragua
pp. 1330-1336(7)
Authors: Macq, J.; Solis, A.; Ibarra, M.; Martiny, P.; Dujardin, B.

Tuberculosis treatment default at the Communicable Diseases Unit of Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital: a 2-year experience
pp. 1337-1341(5)
Author: Dodor, E. A.

Comparison of two bacteriophage tests and nucleic acid amplification for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa
pp. 1342-1347(6)
Authors: Mbulo, G. M. K.; Kambashi, B. S.; Kinkese, J.; Tembwe, R.; Shumba, B.; Godfrey-Faussett, P.; McNerney, R.

Effect of Mycobacterium vaccae (SRL172) immunotherapy on radiographic healing in tuberculosis
pp. 1348-1354(7)
Authors: Johnson, J. L.; Nunn, A. J.; Fourie, P. B.; Ormerod, L. P.; Mugerwa, R. D.; Mwinga, A.; Chintu, C.; Ngwira, B.; Onyebujoh, P.; Zumla, A.

Health-seeking patterns among Chinese immigrant patients enrolled in the directly observed therapy program in New York City
pp. 1355-1359(5)
Author: Ho, M-J.

Pharmacokinetics of ethambutol in children and adults with tuberculosis
pp. 1360-1367(8)
Authors: Zhu, M.; Burman, W. J.; Starke, J. R.; Stambaugh, J. J.; Steiner, P.; Bulpitt, A. E.; Ashkin, D.; Auclair, B.; Berning, S. E.; Jelliffe, R. W.; Jaresko, G. S.; Peloquin, C. A.

Penetration of isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide in tuberculous pleural effusion and psoas abscess
pp. 1368-1372(5)
Authors: Jutte, P. C.; Rutgers, S. R.; Van Altena, R.; Uges, D. R.; Van Horn, J. R.

Unchanged acetylation of isoniazid by alcohol intake
pp. 1373-1376(4)
Authors: Wilcke, J. T. R.; Døssing, M.; Angelo, H. R.; Askgaard, D.; Rønn, A.; Christensen, H. R.

Conducting research: practical steps [Research Methods]
pp. 1377-1381(5)
Authors: Enarson, D. A.; Kennedy, S. M.; Miller, D. L.

Adverse events in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: results from the DOTS-Plus initiative
pp. 1382-1384(3)
Authors: Nathanson, E.; Gupta, R.; Huamani, P; Leimane, V.; Pasechnikov, A. D.; Tupasi, T. E.; Vink, K.; Jaramillo, E.; Espinal, M. A.

Relationship between self reporting of past history of anti-tuberculosis treatment and radiographic findings in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
pp. 1385-1387(3)
Authors: Padayatchi, N.; Levin, J. B.; Quantrill, J.

Drug susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in HIV-infected and -uninfected Ethiopians and its impact on outcome after 24 months of follow-up
pp. 1388-1391(4)
Authors: Eyob, G.; Guebrexabher, H.; Lemma, E.; Wolday, D.; Gebeyehu, M.; Abate, G.; Rigouts, L.; van Soolingen, D.; Fontanet, A.; Sanders, E.; Dorigo-Zetsma, J. W.

Tuberculosis among physicians in training
pp. 1392-1394(3)
Authors: Rao, K. G.; Aggarwal, A. N.; Behera, D.