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Volume 12, Number 10, October 2008

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Editorial

Free Content Smoking cessation and tuberculosis: connecting the DOTS [Editorial]
pp. 1103-1103(1)
Author: Novotny, Thomas E.

Free Content TB in disasters [Editorial]
pp. 1104-1104(1)
Authors: Ford, Nathan; Sizaire, Vinciane; Mills, Ed

Review article

Invited paper

Regular Papers

Free Content Change in the risk of tuberculous infection over an 8-year period among schoolchildren in Bangalore City
pp. 1116-1121(6)
Authors: Chadha, V.K.; Jithendra, R.; Kumar, P.; Kirankumar, R.; Shashidharan, A.N.; Suganthi, P.; Gupta, J.; Jaganath, P.S.

Free Content Genetic diversity in clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Punjab
pp. 1122-1127(6)
Authors: Sharma, R.; Kalyani, M.; Kajal, N.C.; Sarin, B.C.; Sehajpal, P.K.

Free Content The epidemiology of tuberculosis in Ottawa, Canada, 1995-2004
pp. 1128-1133(6)
Authors: Kim, J.; Langevin, M.; Wylie, E.L.; McCarthy, A.E.

Free Content Smoking among tuberculosis patients in Kerala, India: proactive cessation efforts are urgently needed
pp. 1139-1145(7)
Authors: Pradeepkumar, A.S.; Thankappan, K.R.; Nichter, M.

Free Content Use of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube® test to monitor treatment efficacy in active pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 1146-1152(7)
Authors: Katiyar, S.K.; Sampath, A.; Bihari, S.; Mamtani, M.; Kulkarni, H.

Free Content Bodyweight gain to predict treatment outcome in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Peru
pp. 1153-1159(7)
Authors: Krapp, F.; Véliz, J.C.; Cornejo, E.; Gotuzzo, E.; Seas, C.

Free Content Factors contributing to treatment success among tuberculosis patients: a prospective cohort study in Bangkok
pp. 1160-1165(6)
Authors: Okanurak, K.; Kitayaporn, D.; Akarasewi, P.

Free Content Evaluating the effects of providing financial incentives to tuberculosis patients and health providers in China
pp. 1166-1172(7)
Authors: Yao, H.; Wei, X.; Liu, J.; Zhao, J.; Hu, D.; Walley, J.D.

Free Content Estimating the market for tuberculosis drugs in industrialized and developing nations
pp. 1173-1181(9)
Authors: Schwalbe, N.R.; Wells, W.A.; Geaneotes, A.P.; Forcellina, A.; Lee, M.G.; DiCola, L.; Ignatius, H.R.; Walker, C.L.; Raafat, T.; Patel, N.

Free Content Treatment outcome and follow-up of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients, West Coast/Winelands, South Africa, 1992-2002
pp. 1182-1189(8)
Authors: Shean, K.P.; Willcox, P.A.; Siwendu, S.N.; Laserson, K.F.; Gross, L.; Kammerer, S.; Wells, C.D.; Holtz, T.H.

Free Content An outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among refugees in Austria, 2005-2006
pp. 1190-1195(6)
Authors: Schmid, D.; Fretz, R.; Kuo, H-W.; Rumetshofer, R.; Meusburger, S.; Magnet, E.; Hürbe, G.; Indra, A.; Ruppitsch, W.; Pietzka, A.T.; Allerberger, F.

Free Content Costs and cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis cultures using solid and liquid media in a developing country
pp. 1196-1202(7)
Authors: Mueller, D.H.; Mwenge, L.; Muyoyeta, M.; Muvwimi, M.W.; Tembwe, R.; McNerney, R.; Godfrey-Faussett, P.; Ayles, H.M.

Free Content Adenosine deaminase estimation and multiplex polymerase chain reaction in diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 1203-1208(6)
Authors: Bandyopadhyay, D.; Gupta, S.; Banerjee, S.; Ray, D.; Bhattacharya, S.; Bhattacharya, B.

Free Content Tuberculosis mimicked by melioidosis
pp. 1209-1215(7)
Authors: Vidyalakshmi, K.; Chakrapani, M.; Shrikala, B.; Damodar, S.; Lipika, S.; Vishal, S.

Invited paper

Free Content Souleymane Sangaré, 1938-2007 [Obituary]
pp. 1216-1216(1)
Author: Rouillon, Annik

Letter paper

Free Content Tuberculosis case definition: time for critical re-assessment? [Correspondence]
pp. 1217-1218(2)
Authors: Marais, Ben; Schaaf, Simon; Hesseling, Anneke; Gie, Robert; Breen, Ronan; Lipman, Marc

Free Content Methodological issues in estimating the annual risk of tuberculosis infection in Indonesia [Correspondence]
pp. 1218-1219(2)
Authors: Muula, Adamson S.; Bachtiar, A.; Mehta, F.; Chadha, V.K.

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