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Tuberculosis and natural selection. Martien W. Borgdorff and Nico J. Nagelkerke, KNCV, The Hague, The Netherlands

In reply. R. P. O. Davies, Tuberculosis Research Unit, Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool, UK; K. Tocque, M. A. Bellis, and T. Rimmington, CDSC (North West), Public Health Laboratory, Fazakerly Hospital, Liverpool, UK; and P. D. O. Davies, Tuberculosis Research Unit, Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool, UK

Management of smear-negative PTB and extra-pulmonary TB recurrences. Fraser Wares, TB Programme Co-ordinator, The Britain-Nepal Medical Trust, Biratnagar, Nepal; and Dr. D. S. Bam, Director, National TB Centre/SAARC TB Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

In reply. N. Hargreaves and A. D. Harries, National TB Control Programme, Lilongwe, Malawi

Periphery to centre quality control of sputum smear microscopy and ‘rapid fading’ of Ziehl-Neelsen staining. Isabel N. de Kantor, IUATLD/WHO Advisor, National Institute of Health, Peru and Buenos Aires, Argentina; Adalbert Laszlo, IUATLD/WHO Advisor, National Institute of Health, Peru; Lucy Vazquez, National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, National Institute of Health, Peru; Ana Reniero, PAHO/WHO-INPPAZ Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, ANLIS C. Malbrán, Santa Fe, Argentina; Omar Latini, Diagnostic & Reference National Institute for Respiratory Diseases, ANLIS C. Malbrán, Santa Fe, Argentina; and Richard Urbanzcik, IUATLD/WHO Advisor, National Institute of Health, Peru

In reply. Armand Van Deun, Mycobacteriology Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen, Belgium

Document Type: Letter Paper

Publication date: 01 September 2000

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