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Volume 11, Number 9, September 2007

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Editorial

Review article

Free Content Exposure to cold and respiratory tract infections [Review Article]
pp. 938-943(6)
Authors: Mourtzoukou, E.G.; Falagas, M.E.

Invited paper

Free Content Critical appraisal of current recommendations and practices for tuberculosis sputum smear microscopy [Workshop Report]
pp. 946-952(7)
Authors: Gilpin, C.; Kim, S.J.; Lumb, R.; Rieder, H.L.; Van Deun, A.; Working Group on Sputum Smear Microscopy,

Regular Papers

Free Content Reducing the number of sputum samples examined and thresholds for positivity: an opportunity to optimise smear microscopy
pp. 953-958(6)
Authors: Bonnet, M.; Ramsay, A.; Gagnidze, L.; Githui, W.; Guerin, P.J.; Varaine, F.

Free Content Sputum smear-positive tuberculosis: empiric evidence challenges the need for confirmatory smears
pp. 959-964(6)
Authors: Mabaera, B.; Lauritsen, J.M.; Katamba, A.; Laticevschi, D.; Naranbat, N.; Rieder, H.L.

Free Content Ethambutol in paediatric tuberculosis: aspects of ethambutol serum concentration, efficacy and toxicity in children
pp. 965-971(7)
Authors: Thee, S.; Detjen, A.; Quarcoo, D.; Wahn, U.; Magdorf, K.

Free Content Low serum concentrations of anti-tuberculosis drugs and determinants of their serum levels
pp. 972-978(7)
Authors: Um, S-W.; Lee, S.W.; Kwon, S.Y.; Yoon, H.I.; Park, K.U.; Song, J.; Lee, C-T.; Lee, J-H.

Free Content The role of surgery and fluoroquinolones in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
pp. 979-985(7)
Authors: Törün, T.; Tahaoğlu, K.; Özmen, .; Sevim, T.; Ataç, G.; Kır, A.; Güngör, G.; Bölükbaşı, Y.; Maden, E.

Free Content Multicentre evaluation of an automated BACTEC 960 system for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
pp. 986-991(6)
Authors: Giampaglia, C.M.S.; Martins, M.C.; de Oliveira Vieira, G.B.; Vinhas, S.A.; da Silva Telles, M.A.; Palaci, M.; Marsico, A.G.; Hadad, D.J.; Mello, F.C.Q.; de Souza Fonseca, L.; Kritski, A.

Free Content Tuberculosis in European cities: establishment of a patient monitoring system over 10 years in Paris, France
pp. 992-998(7)
Authors: Farge, D.; Porcher, R.; Antoun, F.; Fain, O.; Keshtmand, H.; Rocher, G.; Mallet, H-P.; Rambeloarisoa, J.; Gerber, F.; De Castro, N.; Che, D.; Coulombier, D.; Zaleskis, R.; Herrmann, J-L.; Dye, C.; Members of theTB-INFO Association,

Free Content Selected biological and behavioural risk factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 999-1003(5)
Authors: Kolappan, C.; Gopi, P.G.; Subramani, R.; Narayanan, P.R.

Free Content Increasing TB case detection through intensive referral of TB suspects by village doctors to county TB dispensaries
pp. 1004-1007(4)
Authors: Xiong, C.F.; Fang, Y.; Zhou, L.P.; Zhang, X.F.; Ye, J.J.; Li, G.M.; Liu, X.; Wang, X.J.; Yang, C.F.

Free Content The epidemiology of HIV-associated tuberculosis in rural Cambodia
pp. 1008-1013(6)
Authors: Cain, K.P.; Kanara, N.; Laserson, K.F.; Vannarith, C.; Sameourn, K.; Samnang, K.; Qualls, M.L.; Wells, C.D.; Varma, J.K.

Free Content Tuberculin skin test size and risk of tuberculosis development: a large population-based study in contacts
pp. 1014-1020(7)
Authors: Morán-Mendoza, O.; Marion, S.A.; Elwood, K.; Patrick, D.M.; FitzGerald, J.M.

Free Content Waning of the specific interferon-gamma response after years of tuberculosis infection
pp. 1021-1025(5)
Authors: Mori, T.; Harada, N.; Higuchi, K.; Sekiya, Y.; Uchimura, K.; Shimao, T.

Free Content Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is missed in asthmatics in specialty care in Trinidad, West Indies
pp. 1026-1032(7)
Authors: Pinto Pereira, L.M.; Bartholomew, L-A.; Brooks, H.; Lowe, D.; Rocke, K.; Rolle, S.; Smith, J.; Thekwini, O.; Seemungal, T.A.R.; Bekele, I.

Free Content Tobacco policies in Austria during the Third Reich
pp. 1033-1037(5)
Authors: Bachinger, E.; McKee, M.

Short communication

Free Content HIV-related mortality among tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands, 1993-2001 [Notes from the Field]
pp. 1038-1041(4)
Authors: Haar, C.H.; Cobelens, F.G.J.; Kalisvaart, N.A.; van Gerven, P.J.H.J.; van der Have, J.J.

Free Content The prevalence of tuberculosis in different economic strata: a community survey from South India [Short Communication]
pp. 1042-1045(4)
Authors: Muniyandi, M.; Ramachandran, R.; Gopi, P.G.; Chandrasekaran, V.; Subramani, R.; Sadacharam, K.; Kumaran, P.; Santha, T.; Wares, F.; Narayanan, P.R.

Invited paper

Free Content ReJoyce-ing TB [The Lighter Side]
pp. 1046-1046(1)
Author: Hayden, Chris

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