The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

The challenge of making cost-effective asthma therapy available [Editorial]
pp. 545-545(1)
Authors: FitzGerald, J. Mark; Marra, Carlo

World Asthma Day, 5 May 2009 [Editorial note]
pp. 546-546(1)
Authors: Bissell, Karen; Macé, Cécile

World No Tobacco Day: a picture paints a thousand words [Editorial]
pp. 547-547(1)
Authors: Selin, Heather; Jones, Sinéad

Reporting on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a proposed definition for the treatment outcome `failed' [Unresolved issues]
pp. 548-550(3)
Authors: Chiang, C-Y.; Caminero, J.A.; Enarson, D.A.

Informed patient consent for defaulter tracing: should we obtain it? [Unresolved issues]
pp. 551-555(5)
Authors: Ohkado, A.; Sugiyama, T.; Murakami, K.; Ishikawa, N.; Borgdorff, M.; van Cleeff, M.; Gondrie, P.; Trébucq, A.; Ngamvithayapong-Yanai, J.; Kantipong, P.; Moolphate, S.; Luangjina, S.; Weil, D.E.C.; Zignol, M.; Raviglione, M.C.; Enarson, D.A.; Harries, A.D.

Response to `Informed patient consent for defaulter tracing: should we obtain it?' [Unresolved issues]
pp. 556-557(2)
Author: Ethics Advisory Group,

How research can help control tuberculosis [State of the art series. Tuberculosis. Edited by I. D. Rusen. Number 7 in the series]
pp. 558-568(11)
Authors: Chaisson, R.E.; Harrington, M.

Targeting human macrophages for enhanced killing of intracellular XDR-TB and MDR-TB [Review article]
pp. 569-573(5)
Authors: Martins, M.; Viveiros, M.; Couto, I.; Amaral, L.

Availability, price and affordability of asthma medicines in five Indian states
pp. 574-579(6)
Author: Kotwani, A.

Health-related quality of life among Koreans with chronic respiratory disease
pp. 580-586(7)
Authors: Oh, E.G.; Bang, S-Y.; Kim, Y-S.; Park, M-S.; Kim, S-K.

Oxygen for treatment of severe pneumonia in The Gambia, West Africa: a situational analysis
pp. 587-593(7)
Authors: Hill, S.E.; Njie, O.; Sanneh, M.; Jallow, M.; Peel, D.; Njie, M.; Weber, M.; Hill, P.C.; Adegbola, R.A.; Howie, S.R.C.

Survival and predictors of outcomes in non-HIV-infected patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
pp. 594-600(7)
Authors: Jeon, D.S.; Kim, D.H.; Kang, H.S.; Hwang, S.H.; Min, J.H.; Kim, J.H.; Sung, N.M.; Carroll, M.W.; Park, S.K.

Glutaraldehyde test for rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 601-605(5)
Authors: Alavi-Naini, R.; Hashemi, M.; Mohagegh-Montazeri, M.; Sharifi-Mood, B.; Naderi, M.

External quality assessment of sputum smear microscopy in Taiwan
pp. 606-612(7)
Authors: Wu, M-H.; Chiang, C-Y.; Jou, R.; Chang, S-Y.; Luh, K-T.

Sputum, sex and scanty smears: new case definition may reduce sex disparities in smear-positive tuberculosis
pp. 613-619(7)
Authors: Ramsay, A.; Bonnet, M.; Gagnidze, L.; Githui, W.; Varaine, F.; Guérin, P.J.

Risk factors for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis compared to pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 620-625(6)
Authors: Lin, J.N.; Lai, C.H.; Chen, Y.H.; Lee, S.S.J.; Tsai, S.S.; Huang, C.K.; Chung, H.C.; Liang, S.H.; Lin, H.H.

High prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico
pp. 626-632(7)
Authors: Garfein, R.S.; Lozada, R.; Liu, L.; Laniado-Laborin, R.; Rodwell, T.C.; Deiss, R.; Alvelais, J.; Catanzaro, A.; Chiles, P.G.; Strathdee, S.A.

Combined use of QuantiFERON^®-TB Gold assay and chest computed tomography in a tuberculosis outbreak
pp. 633-639(7)
Authors: Lew, W.J.; Jung, Y.J.; Song, J-W.; Jang, Y.M.; Kim, H-J.; Oh, Y-M.; Lee, S.D.; Kim, W.S.; Kim, D.S.; Kim, W.D.; Shim, T.S.

The risk of occupational tuberculosis in Serbian health care workers
pp. 640-644(5)
Authors: Skodric-Trifunovic, V.; Markovic-Denic, L.; Nagorni-Obradovic, L.; Vlajinac, H.; Woeltje, K.F.

The impact of immigration on tuberculosis rates in the United Kingdom compared with other European countries
pp. 645-651(7)
Authors: Gilbert, R.L.; Antoine, D.; French, C.E.; Abubakar, I.; Watson, J.M.; Jones, J.A.

Primary and secondary tuberculosis preventive treatment in HIV clinics: simulating alternative strategies
pp. 652-658(7)
Authors: Basu, S.; Maru, D.; Poolman, E.; Galvani, A.

Clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis by specialists and non-specialists [Notes from the field]
pp. 659-661(3)
Authors: Lam, P.K.; LoBue, P.A.; Catanzaro, A.

Discordant tuberculin skin and interferon-gamma tests during contact investigations: a dilemma for tuberculosis controllers [Short communication]
pp. 662-664(3)
Authors: O'Neal, S.; Hedberg, K.; Markum, A.; Schafer, S.

Reactive nitrogen intermediate susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in an urban setting [Short communication]
pp. 665-668(4)
Authors: Inumaru, V.T.G.; Nogueira, P.A.; Butuem, I.V.; Riley, L.W.; Ferrazoli, L.

XDR, XDR burning bright [The lighter side]
pp. 669-669(1)
Author: Hayden, Chris

The infectiousness of laryngeal tuberculosis [Correspondence]
pp. 670-670(1)
Author: Pio, Antonio