The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Inequities in lung health: challenges and solutions [Editorial]
pp. 931-934(4)
Authors: Kumaresan, Jacob; Enarson, Donald A.

Health systems failing health workers: time for a change [Editorial]
pp. 935-936(2)
Author: Harrington, Mark

Simulated sputum specimens: hard work but worth the effort [Editorial]
pp. 937-937(1)
Author: Lumb, Richard

Informed consent [Editorial]
pp. 938-938(1)
Authors: Edginton, Mary E.; O'Brien, Rick; El Sony, Asma; Roldan, Aurorita; Srinath, Satyanarayana

Carroll Edwards Palmer and the specificity of the tuberculin test [Founders of our knowledge]
pp. 939-940(2)
Author: Daniel, T.M.

Bacteriophage assays for rifampicin resistance detection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: updated meta-analysis [Review article]
pp. 941-951(11)
Authors: Minion, J.; Pai, M.

Impact of age and sex on mycobacterial immunity in an area of high tuberculosis incidence
pp. 952-959(8)
Authors: Gallant, C.J.; Cobat, A.; Simkin, L.; Black, G.F.; Stanley, K.; Hughes, J.; Doherty, T.M.; Hanekom, W.A.; Eley, B.; Beyers, N.; Jaïs, J-P.; van Helden, P.; Abel, L.; Alcaïs, A.; Hoal, E.G.; Schurr, E.

Case series of the long-term psychosocial impact of drug-resistant tuberculosis in HIV-negative medical doctors
pp. 960-966(7)
Authors: Padayatchi, N.; Daftary, A.; Moodley, T.; Madansein, R.; Ramjee, A.

National anti-tuberculosis drug resistance study in Tanzania
pp. 967-972(6)
Authors: Chonde, T.M.; Basra, D.; Mfinanga, S.G.M.; Range, N.; Lwilla, F.; Shirima, R.P.; van Deun, A.; Zignol, M.; Cobelens, F.G.; Egwaga, S.M.; van Leth, F.

Factors associated with poor tuberculosis treatment outcome in the Southern Region of Ethiopia
pp. 973-979(7)
Authors: Muñoz-Sellart, M.; Cuevas, L.E.; Tumato, M.; Merid, Y.; Yassin, M.A.

Barriers to human immunodeficiency virus testing of tuberculosis patients in Thailand, 2004-2007
pp. 980-985(6)
Authors: Anuwatnonthakate, A.; Jittimanee, S.X.; Cain, J.; Nateniyom, S.; Wattanaamornkiat, W.; Komsakorn, S.; Moolphate, S.; Banyati, P.; Chiengsorn, N.; Limsomboon, P.; Kaewsa-ard, S.; Varma, J.K.

HIV infection among tuberculosis patients in Vietnam: prevalence and impact on tuberculosis notification rates
pp. 986-993(8)
Authors: Thanh, D.H.; Sy, D.N.; Linh, N.D.; Hoan, T.M.; Dien, H.T.; Thuy, T.B.; Hoa, N.P.; Tung, L.B.; Cobelens, F.

A snapshot of the biodiversity and clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Oman using spoligotyping
pp. 994-1000(7)
Authors: Al-Maniri, A.; Singh, J.P.N.; Al-Rawas, O.; Al Busaidy, S.; Al Balushi, L.; Ahmed, I.; Al Mahruqi, S.; Haile, M.; Diwan, V.K.; Hoffner, S.

Time to identify and define non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a tuberculosis-endemic region
pp. 1001-1008(8)
Authors: Shenai, S.; Rodrigues, C.; Mehta, A.

Electronic laboratory system reduces errors in National Tuberculosis Program: a cluster randomized controlled trial
pp. 1009-1015(7)
Authors: Blaya, J.A.; Shin, S.S.; Yale, G.; Suarez, C.; Asencios, L.; Contreras, C.; Rodriguez, P.; Kim, J.; Cegielski, P.; Fraser, H.S.F.

Use of simulated sputum specimens to estimate the specificity of laboratory-diagnosed tuberculosis
pp. 1016-1023(8)
Authors: Demers, A-M.; Boulle, A.; Warren, R.; Verver, S.; van Helden, P.; Behr, M.A.; Coetzee, D.

Liquid vs. solid culture for tuberculosis: performance and cost in a resource-constrained setting
pp. 1024-1031(8)
Authors: Chihota, V.N.; Grant, A.D.; Fielding, K.; Ndibongo, B.; van Zyl, A.; Muirhead, D.; Churchyard, G.J.

Determination of polymerase chain reaction efficiency for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in Chelex-100® extracted DNA samples
pp. 1032-1038(7)
Authors: Nagdev, K.J.; Kashyap, R.S.; Deshpande, P.S.; Purohit, H.J.; Taori, G.M.; Daginawala, H.F.

Living-donor liver transplantation in patients with concurrent active tuberculosis at transplantation
pp. 1039-1044(6)
Authors: Lee, Y.T.; Hwang, S.; Lee, S-G.; Kim, K-W.; Choi, N-K.; Park, G-C.; Yu, Y-D.; Yoo, J-W.; Kim, W.S.; Shim, T.S.

Quality of tuberculosis guidelines: urgent need for improvement
pp. 1045-1051(7)
Authors: Gallardo, C.R.; Rigau, D.; Irfan, A.; Ferrer, A.; Caylà, J.A.; Bonfill, X.; Alonso-Coello, P.

Chronic mucus hypersecretion: prevalence and risk factors inyounger individuals
pp. 1052-1058(7)
Authors: Harmsen,; Thomsen, S.F.; Ingebrigtsen, T.; Steffensen, I.E.; Skadhauge, L.R.; Kyvik, K.O.; Backer, V.

The impact of the method of consent on response rates in the ISAAC time trends study
pp. 1059-1065(7)
Authors: Ellwood, P.; Asher, M.I.; Stewart, A.W.; ISAAC Phase III Study Group,

Large-scale public-private partnership for improving TB-HIV services for high-risk groups in India [Notes from the field]
pp. 1066-1068(3)
Authors: Kane, S.; Dewan, P.K.; Gupta, D.; Wi, T.; Das, A.; Singh, A.; Bitra, G.; Chauhan, L.S.; Dallabetta, G.

Rapid increase of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung diseases at a tertiary referral hospital in South Korea [Short communication]
pp. 1069-1071(3)
Authors: Park, Y.S.; Lee, C-H.; Lee, S-M.; Yang, S-C.; Yoo, C-G.; Kim, Y.W.; Han, S.K.; Shim, Y-S.; Yim, J-J.

Biggie Mabaera, 1970-2010 [Obituary]
pp. 1072-1072(1)
Authors: Rieder, Hans L.; Lauritsen, Jens M.