The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Reflections on the past year, the Impact Factor and e-publication [Editorial]
pp. 1-1(1)
Authors: Beyers, Nulda; Chan-Yeung, Moira; Pierard, Clare

COPD: a new global challenge to lung health [Editorial]
pp. 2-2(1)
Authors: Marks, Guy; Chan-Yeung, Moira

Global perspective on tobacco control. Part I. The global state of the tobacco epidemic [State of the Art Series. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in high- and low-income countries. Edited by G. Marks and M. Chan-Yeung. Number 1 in the series]
pp. 3-7(5)
Author: Slama, K.

Global perspective on tobacco control. Part II. The future of tobacco control: making smoking history? [State of the Art Series. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in high- and low-income countries. Edited by G. Marks and M. Chan-Yeung. Number 1 in the series]
pp. 8-12(5)
Author: Chapman, S.

A multinational study of treatment failures in asthma management
pp. 13-18(6)
Authors: Burney, P.; Potts, J.; Aït-Khaled, N.; Sepulveda, R.M.D.; Zidouni, N.; Benali, R.; Jerray, M.; Musa, O.A.A.; El-Sony, A.; Behbehani, N.; El-Sharif, N.; Mohammad, Y.; Khouri, A.; Paralija, B.; Eiser, N.; Fitzgerald, M.; Abu-Laban, R.

Management of community-acquired pneumonia by trained family general practitioners
pp. 19-25(7)
Authors: Potena, A.; Simoni, M.; Cellini, M.; Cartabellotta, A.; Ballerin, L.; Piattella, M.; Putinati, S.

Low levels of serum cholesterol and albumin and the risk of community-acquired pneumonia in young soldiers
pp. 26-32(7)
Authors: Kang, D.R.; Kim, Y.K.; Park, M.S.; Kim, Y.S.; Ko, D.H.; Kim, C.

Detection of M. tuberculosis using DNA chips combined with an image analysis system
pp. 33-38(6)
Authors: Huang, T-S.; Liu, Y-C.; Bair, C-H.; Sy, C-L.; Chen, Y-S.; Tu, H-Z.; Chen, B-C.

Evaluation of an acid-fast bacilli autostainer for concentrated sputum smears
pp. 39-43(5)
Authors: Kim, S.Y.; Kim, Y.J.; Hwang, S.H.; Kim, H.H.; Lee, E.Y.; Chang, C.L.

How good are systemic symptoms and blood inflammatory markers at detecting individuals with tuberculosis?
pp. 44-49(6)
Authors: Breen, R.A.M.; Leonard, O.; Perrin, F.M.R.; Smith, C.J.; Bhagani, S.; Cropley, I.; Lipman, M.C.I.

Evaluation of cut-off values of interferon-gamma-based assays in the diagnosis of M. tuberculosis infection
pp. 50-56(7)
Authors: Soysal, A.; Torun, T.; Efe, S.; Gencer, H.; Tahaoglu, K.; Bakir, M.

Predictors of persistent airway stenosis in patients with endobronchial tuberculosis
pp. 57-62(6)
Authors: Um, S-W.; Yoon, Y.S.; Lee, S-M.; Yim, J-J.; Yoo, C-G.; Chung, H.S.; Kim, Y.W.; Han, S.K.; Shim, Y-S.; Kim, D.K.

Delay in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in four provinces of Argentina
pp. 63-68(6)
Authors: Zerbini, E.; Chirico, M.C.; Salvadores, B.; Amigot, B.; Estrada, S.; Algorry, G.

Comparison of the sterilising activities of the nitroimidazopyran PA-824 and moxifloxacin against persisting Mycobacterium tuberculosis
pp. 69-73(5)
Authors: Hu, Y.; Coates, A.R.M.; Mitchison, D.A.

The DOTS strategy for treatment of paediatric pulmonary tuberculosis in South Delhi, India
pp. 74-80(7)
Authors: Sharma, S.; Sarin, R.; Khalid, U.K.; Singla, N.; Sharma, P.P.; Behera, D.

Excess mortality and risk factors for mortality among a cohort of TB patients from rural south India
pp. 81-86(6)
Authors: Kolappan, C.; Subramani, R.; Kumaraswami, V.; Santha, T.; Narayanan, P.R.

India's Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme: looking beyond detection and cure
pp. 87-92(6)
Authors: Kelkar-Khambete, A.; Kielmann, K.; Pawar, S.; Porter, J.; Inamdar, V.; Datye, A.; Rangan, S.

TB surveillance in correctional institutions in Hong Kong, 1999-2005
pp. 93-98(6)
Authors: Wong, M.Y.; Leung, C.C.; Tam, C.M.; Kam, K.M.; Ma, C.H.; Au, K.F.

Genotypic diversity of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in South Africa
pp. 99-104(6)
Authors: Mlambo, C.K.; Warren, R.M.; Poswa, X.; Victor, T.C.; Duse, A.G.; Marais, E.

Drug susceptibility profiling of tuberculous meningitis [Short Communication]
pp. 105-107(3)
Authors: Nagarathna, S.; Rafi, W.; Veenakumari, H.B.; Mani, R.; Satishchandra, P.; Chandramuki, A.

Ziehl-Neelsen staining: theory and practice [Technical Note]
pp. 108-110(3)
Authors: Van Deun, A.; Hossain, M.A.; Gumusboga, M.; Rieder, H.L.