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The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease publishes articles on all aspects of lung health, including public health-related issues such as training programmes, cost-benefit analysis, legislation, epidemiology, intervention studies and health systems research. The IJTLD is dedicated to the continuing education of physicians and health personnel and the dissemination of information on tuberculosis and lung health world-wide.

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Volume 14, Number 11, November 2010

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Editorial

Invited paper

Free Content Oxygen is an essential medicine: a call for international action [Unresolved issues]
pp. 1362-1368(7)
Authors: Duke, T.; Graham, S.M.; Cherian, M.N.; Ginsburg, A.S.; English, M.; Howie, S.; Peel, D.; Enarson, P.M.; Wilson, I.H.; Were, W.; the Union Oxygen Systems Working Group,

Review article

Regular Papers

Free Content Screening for tuberculosis in asylum seekers: comparison of chest radiography with an interview-based system
pp. 1388-1394(7)
Authors: Schneeberger Geisler, S.; Helbling, P.; Zellweger, J.P.; Altpeter, E.S.

Free Content Spatial patterns of pulmonary tuberculosis incidence and their relationship to socio-economic status in Vitoria, Brazil
pp. 1395-1402(8)
Authors: Maciel, E.L.N.; Pan, W.; Dietze, R.; Peres, R.L.; Vinhas, S.A.; Ribeiro, F.K.; Palaci, M.; Rodrigues, R.R.; Zandonade, E.; Golub, J.E.

Free Content Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis at a primary health clinic in Vitoria, Brazil
pp. 1403-1410(8)
Authors: Maciel, E.L.N.; Golub, J.E.; Peres, R.L.; Hadad, D.J.; Fávero, J.L.; Molino, L.P.; Bae, J.W.; Moreira, C.M.; Detoni, V.d.o.V.; Vinhas, S.A.; Palaci, M.; Dietze, R.

Free Content Predictors of failure to complete tuberculosis treatment in London, 2003-2006
pp. 1411-1417(7)
Authors: Cegolon, L.; Maguire, H.; Mastrangelo, G.; Carless, J.; Kruijshaar, M.E.; Verlander, N.Q.

Free Content Risk of relapse and failure after retreatment with the Category II regimen in Nepal
pp. 1418-1423(6)
Authors: Yoshiyama, T.; Shrestha, B.; Maharjan, B.

Free Content Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in new and previously treated pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Burkina Faso
pp. 1424-1429(6)
Authors: Sangaré, L.; Diandé, S.; Badoum, G.; Dingtoumda, B.; Traoré, A.S.

Free Content Concomitant increases in spectrum and level of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates
pp. 1436-1441(6)
Authors: Sun, Z.; Zhang, J.; Song, H.; Zhang, X.; Li, Y.; Tian, M.; Liu, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Li, C.

Free Content Uptake of provider-initiated counselling and testing among tuberculosis suspects, Ethiopia
pp. 1442-1446(5)
Authors: Deribew, A.; Negussu, N.; Kassahun, W.; Apers, L.; Colebunders, R.

Free Content Low BMI and falling BMI predict HIV-associated tuberculosis: a prospective study in Tanzania
pp. 1447-1453(7)
Authors: Maro, I.; Lahey, T.; MacKenzie, T.; Mtei, L.; Bakari, M.; Matee, M.; Pallangyo, K.; von Reyn, C.F.

Free Content Relative bioavailability of rifampicin in a three-drug fixed-dose combination formulation
pp. 1454-1460(7)
Authors: Milán-Segovia, R.C.; Domínguez-Ramírez, A.M.; Jung-Cook, H.; Magaña-Aquino, M.; Romero-Méndez, M.C.; Medellín-Garibay, S.E.; Vigna-Pérez, M.; Romano-Moreno, S.

Free Content The TDR Tuberculosis Specimen Bank: a resource for diagnostic test developers
pp. 1461-1467(7)
Authors: Nathanson, C-M.; Cuevas, L.E.; Cunningham, J.; Perkins, M.D.; Peeling, R.W.; Guillerm, M.; Moussy, F.; Ramsay, A.

Free Content The MIT D-lab electricity-free PortaTherm™ incubator for remote testing with the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube assay
pp. 1468-1474(7)
Authors: Dominguez, M.; Smith, A.; Luna, G.; Brady, M.F.; Austin-Breneman, J.; Lopez, S.; Yataco, R.; Moore, D.A.J.

Free Content MODS accreditation process for regional reference laboratories in Peru: validation by GenoType® MTBDRplus
pp. 1475-1480(6)
Authors: Coronel, J.; Roper, M.; Mitchell, S.; Castillo, E.; Gamarra, N.; Drobniewski, F.; Luna, G.; Mendoza, A.; Moore, D.A.J.

Free Content Three phenotypes of obstructive lung disease in the elderly
pp. 1481-1488(8)
Authors: Jo, K-W.; Ra, S.W.; Chae, E.J.; Seo, J.B.; Kim, N.K.; Lee, J-H.; Kim, E-K.; Lee, Y.K.; Kim, T-H.; Huh, J.W.; Kim, W.J.; Lee, J.H.; Lee, S-M.; Lim, S.Y.; Shin, T.R.; Yoon, H.I.; Sheen, S.S.; Lee, J.S.; Lee, S-D.; Oh, Y-M.

Short communication

Free Content Russian health care workers' knowledge of tuberculosis and infection control [Notes from the field]
pp. 1489-1492(4)
Authors: Woith, W.M.; Volchenkov, G.; Larson, J.L.

Free Content Multi-recipient donor-transmitted tuberculosis [Case study]
pp. 1493-1495(3)
Authors: Edathodu, J.; Alrajhi, A.; Halim, M.; Althawadi, S.

Letter paper

Free Content CD4+ T-cell count and cerebrospinal fluid findings in HIV-infected patients with tuberculous meningitis [Correspondence]
pp. 1496-1497(2)
Authors: Vidal, J.E.; Penalva de Oliveira, A.C.; Hernández, A.V.

Free Content Tuberculosis reactivation during invasive pneumococcal disease: report of two cases [Correspondence]
pp. 1497-1498(2)
Authors: Singhania, Sumeet; Bell, Christine; Woodhead, Mark

Erratum

Free Content Erratum
pp. 1498-1498(1)

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