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Volume 15, Number 5, May 2011

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Editorial

Free Content World Asthma Day: reflections on ISAAC [Editorial]
pp. 569-569(1)
Author: Asher, Innes

Free Content World No Tobacco Day: from an international treaty to country-level action [Editorial]
pp. 570-570(1)
Authors: Bissell, Karen; Fraser, Trish; Bam, Tara

Invited paper

Free Content Antiretroviral therapy and the control of HIV-associated tuberculosis. Will ART do it? [Unresolved issues]
pp. 571-581(11)
Authors: Lawn, S.D.; Harries, A.D.; Williams, B.G.; Chaisson, R.E.; Losina, E.; De Cock, K.M.; Wood, R.

Review article

Free Content Interleukin-10 polymorphisms and tuberculosis susceptibility: a meta-analysis [Review article]
pp. 594-601(8)
Authors: Zhang, J.; Chen, Y.; Nie, X-B.; Wu, W-H.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, M.; He, X-M.; Lu, J-X.

Regular Papers

Free Content Global survey of national tuberculosis drug policies
pp. 613-619(7)
Authors: Paydar, A.; Mak, A.; Al Jahdali, H.; del Granado, M.; Zaleskis, R.; Mouzafarova, N.; Walters, L.; Menzies, D.

Free Content Tuberculosis in HIV programmes in lower-income countries: practices and risk factors
pp. 620-627(8)
Authors: Fenner, L.; Forster, M.; Boulle, A.; Phiri, S.; Braitstein, P.; Lewden, C.; Schechter, M.; Kumarasamy, N.; Pascoe, M.; Sprinz, E.; Bangsberg, D.R.; Sow, P.S.; Dickinson, D.; Fox, M.P.; McIntyre, J.; Khongphatthanayothin, M.; Dabis, F.; Brinkhof, M.W.G.; Wood, R.; Egger, M.; ART-LINC of IeDEA,

Free Content QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children with household tuberculosis contact
pp. 628-634(7)
Authors: Kasambira, T.S.; Shah, M.; Adrian, P.V.; Holshouser, M.; Madhi, S.A.; Chaisson, R.E.; Martinson, N.A.; Dorman, S.E.

Free Content Distinguishing tuberculosis from Mycobacterium avium complex disease using an interferon-gamma release assay
pp. 635-640(6)
Authors: Ra, S.W.; Lyu, J.; Choi, C-M.; Oh, Y-M.; Lee, S-D.; Kim, W.S.; Kim, D.S.; Shim, T.S.

Free Content Does solid culture for tuberculosis influence clinical decision making in India?
pp. 641-646(6)
Authors: Stall, N.; Rubin, T.; Michael, J.S.; Mathai, D.; Abraham, O.C.; Mathews, P.; Thomas, K.; John, M.; Daley, P.

Free Content Why are tuberculosis patients not treated earlier? A study of informal health practitioners in Bangladesh
pp. 647-651(5)
Authors: Rifat, M.; Rusen, I.D.; Islam, M.d.A.; Enarson, D.A.; Ahmed, F.; Ahmed, S.M.; Karim, F.

Free Content Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among previously treated patients in the Philippines
pp. 652-656(5)
Authors: Gler, M.T.; Macalintal, L.E.; Raymond, L.; Guilatco, R.; Quelapio, M.I.D.; Tupasi, T.E.

Free Content Relatively low primary resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs in Bangui and Bimbo, Central African Republic
pp. 657-661(5)
Authors: Minime-Lingoupou, F.; Manirakiza, A.; Yango, F.; Zandanga, G.; Le Faou, A.; Rigouts, L.

Free Content Methodological issues in quantifying the magnitude of the tuberculosis problem in a prison population
pp. 662-667(6)
Authors: Rieder, H.L.; Anderson, C.; Dara, M.; Hauer, B.; Helbling, P.; Kam, K.M.; Zwahlen, M.

Free Content Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and associated risk factors in Eastern Ethiopian prisons
pp. 668-673(6)
Authors: Abebe, D.S.; Bjune, G.; Ameni, G.; Biffa, D.; Abebe, F.

Free Content Pulmonary paragonimiasis mimicking lung cancer in a tertiary referral centre in Korea
pp. 674-679(6)
Authors: Song, J-U.; Um, S-W.; Koh, W-J.; Suh, G.Y.; Chung, M.P.; Kim, H.; Kwon, O.J.; Jeon, K.

Free Content Explicit criteria for hospital admission in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pp. 680-686(7)
Authors: Garcia-Gutierrez, S.; Quintana, J.M.; Aguirre, U.; Esteban, C.; Bilbao, A.; Escobar, A.; Vidal, S.; Bare, M.; Aizpuru, F.; Blasco, J.A.; Investigación en Resultados y Servicios Sanitarios IRYSS COPD Group,

Free Content The functioning of oxygen concentrators in resource-limited settings: a situation assessment in two countries
pp. 693-699(7)
Authors: La Vincente, S.F.; Peel, D.; Carai, S.; Weber, M.W.; Enarson, P.; Maganga, E.; Soyolgerel, G.; Duke, T.

Short communication

Free Content Did the `Great Recession' produce a depression in tuberculosis incidence? [Short communication]
pp. 700-702(3)
Authors: Holland, D.P.; Person, A.K.; Stout, J.E.

Free Content Evaluation of the TB Ag MPT64 Rapid test for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex [Technical note]
pp. 703-705(3)
Authors: Martin, A.; Bombeeck, D.; Mulders, W.; Fissette, K.; De Rijk, P.; Palomino, J.C.

Letter paper

Free Content BCG vaccination of young adults at risk of tuberculosis: a meaningful precaution in low-prevalence settings? [Correspondence]
pp. 709-709(1)
Authors: Larsson, Lars-Olof; Fjällbrant, Harald; Widström, Olle; Ridell, Malin

Invited paper

Free Content Dr Kjell Bjartveit, 1927-2011 [Obituary]
pp. 710-710(1)
Authors: Tverdal, Aage; Waaler, Hans Th.; Wilberg, Vidar G.; Heldal, Einar

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