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Publisher: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

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Volume 20, Number 3, 1 March 2016

EDITORIALS

Progress towards achieving global tuberculosis control: so near, yet so far
pp. 285-286(2)
Authors: Zumla, Alimuddin; Davies, Peter D. O.

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Tuberculosis prevention and control: we need to pay heed to diabetes care
pp. 287-287(1)
Author: Kapur, Anil

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Tobacco control in India: where are we?
pp. 288-288(1)
Authors: Singh, Rana J; Lal, Pranay

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The challenge of personalised care for all in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pp. 289-290(2)
Author: Fitting, Jean-William

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PERSPECTIVES

Drug-resistant tuberculosis clinical trials: proposed core research definitions in adults
pp. 290-294(5)
Authors: Furin, J.; Alirol, E.; Allen, E.; Fielding, K.; Merle, C.; Abubakar, I.; Andersen, J.; Davies, G.; Dheda, K.; Diacon, A.; Dooley, K. E.; Dravnice, G.; Eisenach, K.; Everitt, D.; Ferstenberg, D.; Goolam-Mahomed, A.; Grobusch, M. P.; Gupta, R.; Harausz, E.; Harrington, M.; Horsburgh, C. R.; Lienhardt, C.; McNeeley, D.; Mitnick, C. D.; Nachman, S.; Nahid, P.; Nunn, A. J.; Phillips, P.; Rodriguez, C.; Shah, S.; Wells, C.; Thomas-Nyang'wa, B.; du Cros, P.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Open Access Market assessment of tuberculosis diagnostics in China in 2012
pp. 295-303(9)
Authors: Zhao, Y.-L.; Pang, Y.; Xia, H.; Du, X.; Chin, D.; Huan, S.-T.; Dong, H.-Y.; Zhang, Z.-Y.; Ginnard, J.; Perkins, M. D.; Boehme, C. C.; Jefferson, C.; Pantoja, A.; Qin, Z. Z.; Chedore, P.; Denkinger, C. M.; Pai, M.; Kik, S. V.

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Open Access Market assessment of tuberculosis diagnostics in India in 2013
pp. 304-313(10)
Authors: Maheshwari, P.; Chauhan, K.; Kadam, R.; Pujani, A.; Kaur, M.; Chitalia, M.; Dabas, H.; Perkins, M. D.; Boehme, C. C.; Denkinger, C. M.; Raizada, N.; Ginnard, J.; Jefferson, C.; Pantoja, A.; Rupert, S.; Kik, S. V.; Cohen, C.; Chedore, P.; Satyanarayana, S.; Pai, M.

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Validation of smear-positive tuberculosis diagnoses in Bangladesh
pp. 314-318(5)
Authors: Halim, K. S.; Islam, M. Z.; Fatema, N.; Khan, M. D.; Abul, K.

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The role of macroscopic sputum quality assessments to optimise sputum testing for tuberculosis
pp. 319-322(4)
Authors: Ho, J.; Nguyen, P. T. B.; Nguyen, T. A.; Tran, H. K.; Nguyen, V. S.; Nhung, N. V.; Hoa, N. B.; Phong, T. N.; Luu, B. K.; Nguyen, T. M. H.; Fox, G. J.; Marks, G. B.

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Direct tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing: time-saving and cost-effective in detecting MDR-TB
pp. 323-328(6)
Authors: Zhang, T.; Lv, C-F.; Wang, J.; Zheng, W-B; Lu, L-Z.; Liu, S-J.; Bao, J.

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Sensititre® MYCOTB MIC plate for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates
pp. 329-334(6)
Authors: Yu, X.; Ma, Y-F.; Jiang, G-L.; Chen, S-T.; Wang, G-R.; Huang, H-R.

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Remote monitoring of Xpert® MTB/RIF testing in Mozambique: results of programmatic implementation of GxAlert
pp. 335-341(7)
Authors: Cowan, J.; Michel, C.; Manhiça, I.; Mutaquiha, C.; Monivo, C.; Saize, D.; Beste, J.; Creswell, J.; Codlin, A. J.; Gloyd, S.

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Open Access Risk factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in 2–4 year olds in a rural HIV-prevalent setting
pp. 342-349(8)
Authors: Khan, P. Y.; Glynn, J. R.; Fielding, K. L.; Mzembe, T.; Mulawa, D.; Chiumya, R.; Fine, P. E. M.; Koole, O.; Kranzer, K.; Crampin, A. C.

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Health care workers' gender bias in testing could contribute to missed tuberculosis among women in South Africa
pp. 350-356(7)
Authors: Smith, A.; Burger, R.; Claassens, M.; Ayles, H.; Godfrey-Faussett, P.; Beyers, N.

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Tuberculosis in native- and foreign-born populations in Portugal
pp. 357-362(6)
Authors: Paulino, J.; Martins, A.; Machado, M.; Gomes, M.; Gaio, A. R.; Duarte, R.

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Factors associated with extended treatment among tuberculosis patients at risk of relapse in California
pp. 363-369(7)
Authors: Qin, F.; Barry, P. M.; Pascopella, L.

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Presumptive treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in household contacts
pp. 370-375(6)
Authors: Parr, J. B.; Rich, M. L.; Keshavjee, S.; Franke, M. F.; Mitnick, C. D.; Bayona, J.; Becerra, M. C.

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Does enhanced diabetes management reduce the risk and improve the outcome of tuberculosis?
pp. 376-382(7)
Authors: Lo, H-Y.; Yang, S-L.; Lin, H-H.; Bai, K-J.; Lee, J-J.; Lee, T-I.; Chiang, C-Y.

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Vitamin D and tuberculosis: review and association in three rural provinces of Afghanistan
pp. 383-388(6)
Authors: Sarin, P.; Duffy, J.; Mughal, Z.; Hedayat, E.; Manaseki-Holland, S.

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Risk factors for exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective study
pp. 389-395(7)
Authors: Montserrat-Capdevila, J.; Godoy, P.; Marsal, J. R.; Barbé, F.; Galván, L.

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Risk factors for hospital readmission for COPD after implementation of the GOLD guidelines
pp. 396-401(6)
Authors: Tsui, M. S. N.; Lun, F. C. T.; Cheng, L. S. L.; Cheung, A. P. S.; Chan, V. L.; Leung, W-S.; Chu, C-M.

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Unsupervised learning technique identifies bronchiectasis phenotypes with distinct clinical characteristics
pp. 402-410(9)
Authors: Guan, W-J.; Jiang, M.; Gao, Y-H.; Li, H-M.; Xu, G.; Zheng, J-P.; Chen, R-C.; Zhong, N-S.

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Compliance with tobacco control policies in India: an examination of facilitators and barriers
pp. 411-416(6)
Authors: Turner, M. M.; Rimal, R. N.; Lumby, E.; Cohen, J.; Surette, A.; Roundy, V.; Feighery, E.; Shah, V.

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PM2.5 as a marker of exposure to tobacco smoke and other sources of particulate matter in Cairo, Egypt
pp. 417-422(6)
Authors: Loffredo, C. A.; Tang, Y.; Momen, M.; Makambi, K.; Radwan, G. N.; Aboul-Foutoh, A.

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CORRESPONDENCE

The impact of mixed infections on the interpretation of molecular epidemiology studies of tuberculosis
pp. 423-424(2)
Authors: Shin, Sanghyuk S.; Modongo, Chawangwa; Zetola, Nicola M.

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In reply
pp. 424-424(1)
Authors: Merker, Matthias; Crudu, Valeriu; Noroc, Ecaterina; Romancenco, Elena; Chesov, Dumitru; Günther, Gunar; Niemann, Stefan; Lange, Christoph

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Time for men to count, too
pp. 425-425(1)
Authors: Horton, Katherine C.; Houben, Rein M. G. J.; White, Richard G.; Corbett, Elizabeth L.

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In reply
pp. 425-426(2)
Authors: Kosgei, Rose J.; Sitienei, Joseph K.; Kipruto, Hillary; Kimenye, Kamene; Gathara, David; Odawa, Francis Xavier; Gichangi, Peter; Callens, Steven; Temmerman, Marleen; Sitienei, Jackline C.; Kihara, Anne-Beatrice; Carter, E. Jane

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