The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

XDR-TB: entering the post-antibiotic era? [Editorial]
pp. 1185-1187(3)
Author: Raviglione, Mario

PAL: a new and practical approach to lung health [Editorial]
pp. 1188-1191(4)
Authors: Murray, John F.; Pio, Antonio; Ottmani, Salah

False-positive tuberculin skin tests: what is the absolute effect of BCG and non-tuberculous mycobacteria? [Review Article]
pp. 1192-1204(13)
Authors: Farhat, M.; Greenaway, C.; Pai, M.; Menzies, D.

Chapter 2: Anti-tuberculosis treatment in children [Official Statement. Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children. Chapter 2 in the series]
pp. 1205-1211(7)
Author: Stop TB Partnership Childhood TB Subgroup,

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and the advent of thoracic radiology [Founders of Our Knowledge]
pp. 1212-1214(3)
Author: Daniel, T.M.

Tuberculosis and tuberculosis control in European prisons
pp. 1215-1223(9)
Authors: Aerts, A.; Hauer, B.; Wanlin, M.; Veen, J.

Risk factors for mortality among adult patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis in Samara, Russia
pp. 1224-1230(7)
Authors: Kourbatova, E.V.; Borodulin, B.E.; Borodulina, E.A.; del Rio, C.; Blumberg, H.M.; Leonard Jr, M.K.

Tuberculosis risks and socio-economic level: a case study of a city in the Brazilian south-east, 1998-2004
pp. 1231-1235(5)
Authors: Vendramini, S.H.F.; Santos, M.L.S.G.; Gazetta, C.E.; Chiaravalloti-Neto, F.; Ruffino-Netto, A.; Villa, T.C.S.

Administrative monitoring of tuberculosis treatment in Switzerland
pp. 1236-1240(5)
Authors: Guglielmi, S.; Barben, J.; Horn, L.; Schoch, O.D.

An Internet-based surveillance system for tuberculosis in Korea
pp. 1241-1247(7)
Authors: Lew, W.J.; Lee, E.G.; Bai, J.Y.; Kim, H.J.; Bai, G.H.; Ahn, D.I.; Lee, J.K.; Kim, S.J.

Early and rapid microscopy-based diagnosis of true treatment failure and MDR-TB
pp. 1248-1254(7)
Authors: Hamid Salim, M.A.; Aung, K.J.M.; Hossain, M.A.; Van Deun, A.

Extension of the intensive phase reduces unfavourable outcomes with the 8-month thioacetazone regimen
pp. 1255-1261(7)
Authors: Van Deun, A.; Aung, K.J.M.; Hamid Salim, M.A.; Ali, M.A.; Naha, M.S.; Das, P.K.; Hossain, M.A.; Declercq, E.

Introduction of an in-house PCR for routine identification of M. tuberculosis in a low-income country
pp. 1262-1267(6)
Authors: Muhumuza, J.; Asiimwe, B.B.; Kayes, S.; Mugyenyi, P.; Whalen, C.; Mugerwa, R.D.; Boom, H.; Eisenach, K.D.; Joloba, M.L.

Findings on the atopic triad from a Danish twin registry
pp. 1268-1272(5)
Authors: Thomsen, S.F.; Ulrik, C.S.; Kyvik, K.O.; Skadhauge, L.R.; Steffensen, I.; Backer, V.

Validation of the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire in patients with COPD or asthma in Morocco
pp. 1273-1278(6)
Authors: El Rhazi, K.; Nejjari, C.; Benjelloun, M.C.; Bourkadi, J.; Afif, H.; Serhier, Z.; Tachfouti, N.; Berraho, M.; Barberger-Gateau, P.

Human immunodeficiency virus, smoking and self-rated health in Harare, Zimbabwe
pp. 1279-1285(7)
Authors: Munyati, S.S.; Redzo, N.; Dauya, E.; Matambo, R.; Makamure, B.; Bandason, T.; Butterworth, A.E.; Gwanzura, L.; Rusakaniko, S.; Mason, P.R.; Corbett, E.L.

Pneumocystis jirovecii and microbiological findings in children with severe pneumonia in Nairobi, Kenya
pp. 1286-1291(6)
Authors: Bii, C.C.; Kose, J.; Taguchi, H.; Amukoye, E.; Ouko, T.T.; Muita, L.C.; Mugasia, O.; Wamae, N.; Kamiya, S.

Tuberculosis control in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Peru: why does incidence vary so much between neighbors? [Short Communication]
pp. 1292-1295(4)
Authors: Sobero, R.A.; Peabody, J.W.

Repeated sputum microscopy is not essential for monitoring tuberculosis treatment response [Short Communication]
pp. 1296-1298(3)
Authors: Shivakumar, M.; Prabhakarareddy, B.; Rajaprasannakumar, A.; Vijayakumaran, P.; Krishnamurthy, P.

Contamination of stored sputum AFB smears with environmental mycobacteria [Technical Note]
pp. 1299-1301(3)
Authors: Selvakumar, N.; Kumar, V.; Sivagamasundari, S.; Narayanan, P.R.

Correspondence
pp. 1302-1304(3)

Errata
pp. 1304-1304(1)