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Volume 13, Number 4, April 2009

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Editorial

Free Content The role of molecular epidemiology in low-income, high-burden countries [Editorial]
pp. 419-420(2)
Authors: van der Spuy, G.D.; Warren, R.M.; van Helden, P.D.

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Free Content Evidence of protective effect of BCG vaccination in persons at low risk of tuberculosis in Nordic countries
pp. 440-445(6)
Authors: Brantsæter, A.B.; Romanus, V.; Andersen, P.H.; Heldal, E.

Free Content Analysis of discordance between the tuberculin skin test and the interferon-gamma release assay
pp. 446-453(8)
Authors: Machado, A.J.r.; Emodi, K.; Takenami, I.; Finkmoore, B.C.; Barbosa, T.; Carvalho, J.; Cavalcanti, L.; Santos, G.; Tavares, M.; Mota, M.; Barreto, F.; Reis, M.G.; Arruda, S.; Riley, L.W.

Free Content Inadequate ventilation for nosocomial tuberculosis prevention in public hospitals in Central Thailand
pp. 454-459(6)
Authors: Jiamjarasrangsi, W.; Bualert, S.; Chongthaleong, A.; Chaindamporn, A.; Udomsantisuk, N.; Euasamarnjit, W.

Free Content Comparison of four culture systems for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Zambian National Reference Laboratory
pp. 460-465(6)
Authors: Muyoyeta, M.; Schaap, J.A.; De Haas, P.; Mwanza, W.; Muvwimi, M.W.; Godfrey-Faussett, P.; Ayles, H.

Free Content Buoyant density of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: implications for sputum processing
pp. 466-471(6)
Authors: den Hertog, A.L.; Klatser, P.R.; Anthony, R.M.

Free Content Combining polymerase chain reaction restriction enzyme analysis with phenotypic characters for mycobacteria identification in Taiwan
pp. 472-479(8)
Authors: Shen, G-H.; Hung, C-H.; Hu, S-T.; Wu, B-D.; Lin, C-F.; Chen, C-H.; Wu, K-M.; Chen, J-H.

Free Content Polymorphisms in CCL5 promoter are associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in northern Spain
pp. 480-485(6)
Authors: Sánchez-Castañón, M.; Baquero, I.C.; Sánchez-Velasco, P.; Fariñas, M-C.; Ausín, F.; Leyva-Cobián, F.; Ocejo-Vinyals, J.G.

Free Content Characterising transmission of a tuberculosis genotype in Scotland: a qualitative approach to social network enquiry
pp. 486-493(8)
Authors: Jackson, A.D.; Seagar, A-L.; Reid, M.E.; Doig, C.; Forbes, K.J.; Laurenson, I.F.; McMenamin, J.

Free Content Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from tuberculosis patients in Kerala, India
pp. 494-499(6)
Authors: Joseph, B.V.; Soman, S.; Radhakrishnan, I.; Madhavilatha, G.K.; Paul, L.K.; Mundayoor, S.; Kumar, R.A.

Free Content Nationwide drug resistance survey of tuberculosis in the Philippines
pp. 500-507(8)
Author: Philippine Nationwide Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey Team,

Free Content Active case finding of undetected tuberculosis among chronic coughers in a slum setting in Kampala, Uganda
pp. 508-513(6)
Authors: Sekandi, J.N.; Neuhauser, D.; Smyth, K.; Whalen, C.C.

Free Content Risk factors for new pulmonary tuberculosis patients failing treatment under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme, India
pp. 521-526(6)
Authors: Singla, R.; Srinath, D.; Gupta, S.; Visalakshi, P.; Khalid, U.K.; Singla, N.; Gupta, U.A.; Bharty, S.K.; Behera, D.

Free Content Long-term morbidity from severe pneumonia in early childhood in The Gambia, West Africa: a follow-up study
pp. 527-532(6)
Authors: Puchalski Ritchie, L.M.; Howie, S.R.C.; Arenovich, T.; Cheung, Y.B.; Weber, M.; Moore, S.; Adegbola, R.A.

Free Content Feasibility test results of the Practical Approach to Lung Health in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
pp. 533-539(7)
Authors: Brimkulov, N.; Ottmani, S-E.; Pio, A.; Chubakov, T.; Sultanova, A.; Davletalieva, N.; Kalieva, A.; Rittman, J.; Erhola, M.; Cholurova, R.; Blanc, L.

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Free Content Development process of the Practical Approach to Lung Health in Kyrgyzstan
pp. 540-544(5)
Authors: Erhola, M.L.; Brimkulov, N.; Chubakov, T.; Niemi, L.; Bergman, V.; Lahdensuo, A.; Pio, A.; Ottmani, S-E.

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