The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

An ethical consideration of TB: still ‘a social disease with a medical aspect’? [Editorial]
pp. 229-229(1)
Author: Fanning, Anne

The best practice manual for nurses, long overdue [Editorial]
pp. 230-230(1)
Author: Enarson, Donald A.

Ethical challenges in TB control in the era of XDR-TB [Unresolved issues]
pp. 231-235(5)
Authors: Selgelid, M. J.; Kelly, P. M.; Sleigh, A.

Guidance for the implementation of best practice for the care of patients with tuberculosis [Serialised Guide. Best practice for the care of patients with tuberculosis. Number 1 in the series]
pp. 236-240(5)
Authors: Williams, G.; Alarcon, E.; Jittimanee, S.; Walusimbi, M.; Sebek, M.; Berga, E.; Villa, T. S.

Robert Koch and the discovery of the tubercle bacillus: the challenge of HIV and tuberculosis 125 years later [Robert Koch Memorial Lecture given during the 38th Union World Lung Conference on Lung Health, Cape Town, South Africa, 8–12 November 2007]
pp. 241-249(9)
Author: Harries, A. D.

Epidemiological trends of childhood tuberculosis in Taiwan, 1998–2005
pp. 250-254(5)
Author: Wang, P. D.

Annual risk of tuberculosis infection in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
pp. 255-261(7)
Authors: Bachtiar, A.; Miko, T. Y.; Machmud, R.; Besral; Yudarini; Basri, C.; Mehta, F.; Chadha, V. K.; Loprang, F.; Manissero, D.; Palupi, K. R.; Jitendra, R.

The role of Vδ2+T-cells in patients with active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and tuberculin anergy
pp. 262-268(7)
Authors: Szereday, L.; Baliko, Z.; Szekeres-Bartho, J.

Accuracy of an interferon-γ release assay to detect active pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 269-274(6)
Authors: Nishimura, T.; Hasegawa, N.; Mori, M.; Takebayashi, T.; Harada, N.; Higuchi, K.; Tasaka, S.; Ishizaka, A.

Low cost in-house PCR for the routine diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 275-280(6)
Authors: Magana-Arachchi, D.; Perera, J.; Gamage, S.; Chandrasekharan, V.

Early and late tuberculosis risks among close contacts in Hong Kong
pp. 281-287(7)
Authors: Lee, M. S-N.; Leung, C-C.; Kam, K-M.; Wong, M-Y.; Leung, M. C-M.; Tam, C-M.; Leung, E. C-C.

The effect of geographical distance on TB patient delays in a mountainous province of China
pp. 288-293(6)
Authors: Lin, X.; Chongsuvivatwong, V.; Geater, A.; Lijuan, R.

Making pragmatic sense of data in the tuberculosis laboratory register
pp. 294-300(7)
Authors: Mabaera, B.; Lauritsen, J. M.; Katamba, A.; Laticevschi, D.; Naranbat, N.; Rieder, H. L.

Determining the cost of tuberculosis case management in a low-incidence state
pp. 301-307(7)
Authors: Rubado, D. J.; Choi, D.; Becker, T.; Winthrop, K.; Schafer, S.

Estimating tuberculosis case mortality in England and Wales, 2001–2002
pp. 308-313(6)
Authors: Crofts, J. P.; Pebody, R.; Grant, A.; Watson, J. M.; Abubakar, I.

Hypoadrenalism is not associated with early mortality during tuberculosis treatment in Malawi
pp. 314-318(5)
Authors: Beadsworth, M. B. J.; van Oosterhout, J. J.; Diver, M. J.; Faragher, E. B.; Shenkin, A.; Mwandumba, H. C.; Khoo, S.; O'Dempsey, T.; Squire, S. B.; Zijlstra, E. E.

Secular trends in susceptibility patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Kuwait, 1996–2005
pp. 319-325(7)
Authors: Mokaddas, E.; Ahmad, S.; Samir, I.

Prevalence of primary multidrug resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs in Pakistan
pp. 326-331(6)
Authors: Javaid, A.; Hasan, R.; Zafar, A.; Ghafoor, A.; Pathan, A. J.; Rab, A.; Sadiq, A.; Akram, C. M.; Burki, I.; Shah, K.; Ansari, M.; Rizvi, N.; Khan, S. U.; Awan, S. R.; Syed, Z. A.; Iqbal, Z. H.; Shaheen, Z.; ur Rehman, N.

Microscopic-observation drug susceptibility assay provides rapid and reliable identification of MDR-TB
pp. 332-337(6)
Authors: Ejigu, G. S.; Woldeamanuel, Y.; Shah, N. S.; Gebyehu, M.; Selassie, A.; Lemma, E.

Molecular genetics of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Finland, 1995–2004
pp. 338-343(6)
Authors: Marttila, H. J.; Mäkinen, J.; Marjamäki, M.; Ruutu, P.; Soini, H.

An evolved diagnosis of congenital tuberculosis in a very low birthweight premature neonate [Correspondence]
pp. 344-345(2)
Authors: Bhat, R. Y.; Rao, A.; Althaf; Prakashini, K.

Linezolid in the treatment of ‘difficult’ multidrug-resistant tuberculosis [Correspondence]
pp. 345-346(2)
Authors: Yew, W. W.; Chau, C. H.; Wen, K. H.