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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 16, Number 3, 1 March 2012

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editorial

Free Content Content loaded within last 14 days The Global Fund Round 11 cancellation fiasco: turning disaster into opportunity? [Editorial]
pp. 285-286(2)
Author: Zumla, Alimuddin

Free Content Content loaded within last 14 days Relative reproductive fitness of the W-Beijing genotype [Editorial]
pp. 287-287(1)
Author: Cobelens, Frank

review-article

Open Access Content loaded within last 14 days Lack of evidence to support policy development for management of contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients: two systematic reviews [Review article]
pp. 288-296(9)
Authors: van der Werf, M. J.; Langendam, M. W.; Sandgren, A.; Manissero, D.

Content loaded within last 14 days Recommendations on modern contact investigation methods for enhancing tuberculosis control [Review article]
pp. 297-305(9)
Authors: Cook, V. J.; Shah, L.; Gardy, J.; Bourgeois, A-C.

research-article

Content loaded within last 14 days Recent transmission of W-Beijing family Mycobacterium tuberculosis in rural eastern China
pp. 306-311(6)
Authors: Wang, W.; Hu, Y.; Mathema, B.; Jiang, W.; Kreiswirth, B.; Xu, B.

Content loaded within last 14 days Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission over an 11-year period in a low-incidence, urban setting
pp. 312-318(7)
Authors: Rossi, C.; Zwerling, A.; Thibert, L.; Rivest, P.; McIntosh, F.; Behr, M. A.; Benedetti, A.; Menzies, D.; Schwartzman, K.

Content loaded within last 14 days Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in rural Matlab, Bangladesh
pp. 319-326(8)
Authors: Banu, S.; Uddin, M. K. M.; Islam, M. R.; Zaman, K.; Ahmed, T.; Talukder, A. H.; Rahman, M. T.; Rahim, Z.; Akter, N.; Khatun, R.; Brosch, R.; Endtz, H. P.

Content loaded within last 14 days Reduction of tuberculosis burden among prisoners in Mongolia: review of case notification, 2001-2010 [Notes from the field]
pp. 327-329(3)
Authors: Yanjindulam, P.; Oyuntsetseg, P.; Sarantsetseg, B.; Ganzaya, S.; Amgalan, B.; Narantuya, J.; Nishikiori, N.; Lambregts-van Weezenbeek, C.

Content loaded within last 14 days Knowledge, attitudes and practice concerning tuberculosis in a growing industrialised area in Myanmar
pp. 330-335(6)
Authors: Thu, A.; Ohnmar,; Win, H.; Nyunt, M-T.; Lwin, T.

Content loaded within last 14 days Isoniazid preventive therapy and 4-year incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV-infected Thai patients
pp. 336-341(6)
Authors: Khawcharoenporn, T.; Apisarnthanarak, A.; Manosuthi, W.; Sungkanuparph, S.; Mundy, L. M.

Content loaded within last 14 days Social inequalities in HIV-TB and non-HIV-TB patients in two urban areas in southern Spain: multilevel analysis
pp. 342-347(6)
Authors: Córdoba-Doña, J. A.; Novalbos-Ruiz, J. P.; Suárez-Farfante, J.; Andérica-Frías, G.; Escolar-Pujolar, A.

Content loaded within last 14 days HIV-positive patients treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: clinical outcomes in the HAART era
pp. 348-354(7)
Authors: Palacios, E.; Franke, M.; Muñoz, M.; Hurtado, R.; Dallman, R.; Chalco, K.; Guerra, D.; Mestanza, L.; LLaro, K.; Bonilla, C.; Sebastian, J.; Bayona, J.; Lyzigos, M.; Anger, H.; Shin, S.

Content loaded within last 14 days Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: susceptibility to isoniazid and other anti-tuberculosis drugs [Short communication]
pp. 355-357(3)
Authors: Kurbatova, E. V.; Cavanaugh, J. S.; Shah, N. S.; Wright, A.; Kim, H.; Metchock, B.; Van Deun, A.; Barrera, L.; Boulahbal, F.; Richter, E.; Martín-Casabona, N.; Arias, F.; Zemanova, I.; Drobniewski, F.; Santos Silva, A.; Coulter, C.; Lumb, R.; Cegielski, J. P.

Content loaded within last 14 days Linezolid in the treatment of MDR-TB: a retrospective clinical study
pp. 358-363(6)
Authors: Xu, H-B.; Jiang, R-H.; Li, L.; Xiao, H-P.

Content loaded within last 14 days Concordance of programmatic and laboratory-based multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Peru
pp. 364-369(6)
Authors: Alexy, E. R.; Podewils, L. J.; Mitnick, C. D.; Becerra, M. C.; Laserson, K. F.; Bonilla, C.

Content loaded within last 14 days Host susceptibility to tuberculosis: insights from a longitudinal study of gene expression in diabetes [Short communication]
pp. 370-372(3)
Authors: Qu, H-Q.; Rentfro, A. R.; Lu, Y.; Nair, S.; Hanis, C. L.; McCormick, J. B.; Fisher-Hoch, S. P.

Content loaded within last 14 days Risk factors for prolonged treatment of lymph node tuberculosis [Short communication]
pp. 373-375(3)
Authors: Lanoix, J-P.; Guimard, T.; Ettahar, N.; Grannec, A.; Flateau, C.; Chapuzet, C.; Bentayeb, H.; Tattevin, P.; Schmit, J-L.

Content loaded within last 14 days UGT1A1 polymorphisms associated with risk of induced liver disorders by anti-tuberculosis medications [Short communication]
pp. 376-378(3)
Authors: Chang, J-C.; Liu, E. H.; Lee, C-N.; Lin, Y-C.; Yu, M-C.; Bai, K-J.; Chen, H-Y.

Content loaded within last 14 days Effectiveness of a training course on the quality assurance of chest radiography in the Philippines
pp. 379-383(5)
Authors: Ohkado, A.; Poblete, R.; Mercader, M.; Querri, A.; Agujo, P.; Tang, F.; Medina, A.; Vianzon, L.; Lagahid, J.; Date, T.

Content loaded within last 14 days Impact of the Gen-Probe Amplified MTD® Test on tuberculosis diagnosis in children
pp. 384-390(7)
Authors: Papaventsis, D.; Ioannidis, P.; Karabela, S.; Nikolaou, S.; Syridou, G.; Marinou, I.; Konstantinidou, E.; Amanatidou, V.; Spyridis, N.; Kanavaki, S.; Tsolia, M.

Content loaded within last 14 days Bridging the gap between PCR detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and tuberculosis diagnosis [Short communication]
pp. 391-393(3)
Authors: Duarte, E. L.; Paixão, E.; David, S.

Content loaded within last 14 days Assessment of panel slides prepared by phenol ammonium sulphate and NALC methods for proficiency testing
pp. 394-397(4)
Authors: Radhakrishnan, R.; Kumar, M. M. P.; Prabuseenivasan, S.; Anbarasu, S.; Nagarajan, P.; Devisangamithirai, M.; Sivagamasundari, S.; Ponnuraja, C.; Kumar, V.; Selvakumar, N.

Content loaded within last 14 days Random blinded rechecking of sputum acid-fast bacilli smear using fluorescence microscopy: 8 years' experience
pp. 398-401(4)
Authors: Yip, C. W.; Chan, M. Y.; Cheung, W. F.; Yu, K. W.; Tang, H. S.; Kam, K. M.

Content loaded within last 14 days Light-emitting diode with various sputum smear preparation techniques to diagnose tuberculosis
pp. 402-407(6)
Authors: Habtamu, M.; van den Boogaard, J.; Ndaro, A.; Buretta, R.; Irongo, C. F.; Lega, D. A.; Nyombi, B. M.; Kibiki, G. S.

Content loaded within last 14 days Predictors of 5-year mortality in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex disease
pp. 408-414(7)
Authors: Ito, Y.; Hirai, T.; Maekawa, K.; Fujita, K.; Imai, S.; Tatsumi, S.; Handa, T.; Matsumoto, H.; Muro, S.; Niimi, A.; Mishima, M.

Content loaded within last 14 days Human Mycobacterium bovis infection in Buenos Aires: epidemiology, microbiology and clinical presentation [Short communication]
pp. 415-417(3)
Authors: Cordova, E.; Gonzalo, X.; Boschi, A.; Lossa, M.; Robles, M.; Poggi, S.; Ambroggi, M.

Content loaded within last 14 days Distribution of adult respiratory illnesses at a primary health centre in Lesotho
pp. 418-422(5)
Authors: Seung, K. J.; Rigodon, J.; Finch, M.; Gove, S.; Vasan, A.; Satti, H.

Content loaded within last 14 days Even partial reduction of biomass fuel use may improve the respiratory health of rural women in Central India [Short communication]
pp. 423-425(3)
Authors: Sukhsohale, N. D.; Narlawar, U. W.; Ughade, S. N.; Kulkarni, H.

letter

Open Access Content loaded within last 14 days Management of contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in the European Union and European Economic Area [Correspondence]
pp. 426-426(1)
Authors: van der Werf, Marieke J.; Sandgren, Andreas; Manissero, Davide

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