The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Pleural thickening, trapped lung, and chronic empyema as sequelae of tuberculous pleural effusion: don't sweat the pleural thickening [Editorial]
pp. 461-464(4)
Author: Sahn, S.A.

Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Kuwait from 1965 to 1999
pp. 465-469(5)
Authors: Behbehani, N.; Abal, A.; Al-Shami, A.; Enarson D., A.

Patients hospitalised in Bolivia with pulmonary tuberculosis: risk factors for dying
pp. 470-474(5)
Authors: Abós-Hernández, R.; Ollé-Goig J., E.

A flare-up of tuberculosis due to war in Congo Brazzaville
pp. 475-478(4)
Authors: M'Boussa, J.; Yokolo, D.; Pereira, B.; Ebata-Mongo, S.

Surveillance of drug resistance in tuberculosis in two districts of South India
pp. 479-484(6)
Authors: Paramasivan C., N.; Venkataraman, P.; Chandrasekaran, V.; Bhat Shripad; Narayanan P., R.

Tuberculosis transmission and the impact of intervention on the incidence of infection
pp. 485-491(7)
Authors: Pitman, R.; Jarman, B.; Coker, R.

Predominant VNTR family of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from South Asian patients
pp. 492-496(5)
Authors: Gascoyne-Binzi D., M.; Barlow R. E., L.; Essex, A.; Gelletlie, R.; Khan M., A.; Hafiz, S.; Collyns T., A.; Frizzell, R.; Hawkey P., M.

Low plasma concentrations of rifampicin in tuberculosis patients in Indonesia
pp. 497-502(6)
Authors: van Crevel, R.; Alisjahbana, B.; de Lange W. C., M.; Borst, F.; Danusantoso, H.; van der Meer J. W., M.; Burger, D.; Nelwan R. H., H.

Ofloxacin population pharmacokinetics in patients with tuberculosis
pp. 503-509(7)
Authors: Zhu, M.; Stambaugh J., J.; Berning S., E.; Bulpitt A., E.; Hollender E., S.; Narita, M.; Ashkin, D.; Peloquin C., A.

Transforming growth factor-beta gene polymorphism in sarcoidosis and tuberculosis patients
pp. 510-515(6)
Authors: Niimi, T.; Sato, S.; Sugiura, Y.; Yoshinouchi, T.; Akita, K.; Maeda, H.; Achiwa, H.; Ninomiya, S.; Akita, Y.; Suzuki, M.; Nishio, M.; Yoshikawa, K.; Morishita, M.; Shimizu, S.; Ueda, R.

The effect of pleural fluid content on the development of pleural thickness
pp. 516-522(7)
Authors: Kunter, E.; Ilvan, A.; Kilic, E.; Cerrahoglu, K.; Isitmangil, T.; Capraz, F.; Avsar, K.

Rapid indication of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from liquid cultures using FASTPlaqueTB-RIF ™, a manual phage-based test
pp. 523-528(6)
Authors: Albert, H.; Trollip A., P.; Mole R., J.; Hatch S. J., B.; Blumberg, L.

Performance of a rapid phage-based test, FASTPlaqueTB™, to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis from sputum specimens in South Africa
pp. 529-537(9)
Authors: Albert, H.; Heydenrych, A.; Brookes, R.; Mole R., J.; Harley, B.; Subotsky, E.; Henry, R.; Azevedo, V.

Evaluation of an Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test in clinical specimens
pp. 538-541(4)
Authors: Gurkan, O.; Acican, T.; Gulbay, B.

Association of willingness to pay with severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, health status and other preference measures
pp. 542-549(8)
Author: Stavem, K.

An investigation of suspected exogenous reinfection in tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda
pp. 550-552(3)
Authors: Fitzpatrick L., K.; Okwera, A.; Mugerwa, R.; Ridzon, R.; Ellner, J.; Onorato, I.

Knowledge and practice pattern of non-allopathic indigenous medical practitioners regarding tuberculosis in a rural area of India
pp. 553-555(3)
Authors: Anandhi C., L.; Nagaraj V., K.; Kumar, R.

Erratum
pp. 556-556(1)