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Volume 12, Number 9, September 2008

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Editorial

Review article

Free Content The rising incidence and clinical relevance of Mycobacterium malmoense: a review of the literature [Review article]
pp. 987-993(7)
Authors: Hoefsloot, W.; Boeree, M.J.; van Ingen, J.; Bendien, S.; Magis, C.; de Lange, W.; Dekhuijzen, P.N.R.; van Soolingen, D.

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Regular Papers

Free Content Performance and acceptability of the FluoLED Easy™ module for tuberculosis fluorescence microscopy
pp. 1009-1014(6)
Authors: Van Deun, A.; Chonde, T.M.; Gumusboga, M.; Rienthong, S.

Free Content Monitoring the performance of mycobacteriology laboratories: a proposal for standardized indicators
pp. 1015-1020(6)
Authors: McCarthy, K.D.; Metchock, B.; Kanphukiew, A.; Monkongdee, P.; Sinthuwattanawibool, C.; Tasaneeyapan, T.; Rienthong, S.; Ngamlert, K.; Srisuwanvilai, L-O.; Varma, J.K.

Free Content Cost-effectiveness of novel diagnostic tools for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
pp. 1021-1029(9)
Authors: Dowdy, D.W.; O'Brien, M.A.; Bishai, D.

Free Content Diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in Ethiopia: correlation with culture, histology and HIV status
pp. 1030-1036(7)
Authors: Beyene, D.; Ashenafi, S.; Yamuah, L.; Aseffa, A.; Wiker, H.; Engers, H.; Klatser, P.; Sviland, L.

Free Content Completion of isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected patients in Tanzania
pp. 1037-1041(5)
Authors: Munseri, P.J.; Talbot, E.A.; Mtei, L.; Fordham von Reyn, C.

Free Content An exploration of the causes of tuberculosis stigma in an urban district in Ghana
pp. 1048-1054(7)
Authors: Dodor, E.A.; Neal, K.; Kelly, S.

Free Content Initial default among diagnosed sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Andhra Pradesh, India
pp. 1055-1058(4)
Authors: Sai Babu, B.; Satyanarayana, A.V.V.; Venkateshwaralu, G.; Ramakrishna, U.; Vikram, P.; Sahu, S.; Wares, F.; Dewan, P.K.; Santosha, K.; Jyoti, J.; Srinath, S.; Chethana, R.; Neelima, T.; Vinod, P.; Yogesh, M.; Chauhan, L.S.

Free Content The value of end-of-treatment chest radiograph in predicting pulmonary tuberculosis relapse
pp. 1059-1064(6)
Authors: Hamilton, C.D.; Stout, J.E.; Goodman, P.C.; Mosher, A.; Menzies, R.; Schluger, N.W.; Khan, A.; Johnson, J.L.; Vernon, A.N.; Tuberculosis Trials Consortium,

Free Content Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Hong Kong
pp. 1065-1070(6)
Authors: Law, W.S.; Yew, W.W.; Chiu Leung, C.; Kam, K.M.; Tam, C.M.; Chan, C.K.; Leung, C.C.

Free Content Decreased phosphorylation of STAT-1, STAT-4 and cytokine release in MDR-TB patients with primary resistance
pp. 1071-1076(6)
Authors: Kim, H.J.; Chung, D.H.; Kim, M.J.; Jang, J.H.; Kim, Y.W.; Han, S.K.; Shim, Y-S.; Yim, J-J.

Free Content Knowledge, attitudes and practice of university students regarding waterpipe smoking in Pakistan
pp. 1077-1084(8)
Authors: Jawaid, A.; Zafar, A.M.; Rehman, T-U.; Nazir, M.R.; Ghafoor, Z.A.; Afzal, O.; Khan, J.A.

Free Content Cigarettes and waterpipe smoking among medical students in Syria: a cross-sectional study
pp. 1085-1091(7)
Authors: Almerie, M.Q.; Matar, H.E.; Salam, M.; Morad, A.; Abdulaal, M.; Koudsi, A.; Maziak, W.

Free Content Wood smoke-associated lung disease: a clinical, functional, radiological and pathological description
pp. 1092-1098(7)
Authors: Moran-Mendoza, O.; Pérez-Padilla, J.R.; Salazar-Flores, M.; Vazquez-Alfaro, F.

Short communication

Free Content Pyrazinamide serum levels in childhood tuberculosis [Short communication]
pp. 1099-1101(3)
Authors: Thee, S.; Detjen, A.; Wahn, U.; Magdorf, K.

Letter paper

Free Content A randomised controlled trial of high-dose isoniazid adjuvant therapy for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis [Correspondence]
pp. 1102-1102(1)
Authors: Moulding, Thomas; Katiyar, S.K.; Bihari, S.; Prakash, S.; Mamtani, M.; Kulkarni, H.

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