The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

The challenge of diagnosing TB in people with HIV. Is stool the new tool? [Editorial]
pp. 995-995(1)
Author: Van Rie, Annelies

Strengthening tobacco control: not only a national, but also an international responsibility [Editorial]
pp. 996-996(1)
Author: Munzer, Alfred

Strengthening government tobacco control in low- and middle-income countries: a ‘must do’ for lung health progress [Perspective]
pp. 997-1000(4)
Authors: Jackson-Morris, A.; Latif, E.

Systematic review of clofazimine for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis [Review article]
pp. 1001-1007(7)
Authors: Gopal, M.; Padayatchi, N.; Metcalfe, J. Z.; O'Donnell, M. R.

Pyrosequencing for the rapid detection of rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a meta-analysis [Review article]
pp. 1008-1013(6)
Authors: Guo, Q.; Zheng, R-J.; Zhu, C-T.; Zou, L-L.; Xiu, J-F.; Li, J.; Hu, Z-Y.

Impact of human immunodeficiency virus and CD4 count on tuberculosis diagnosis: analysis of city-wide data from Cape Town, South Africa
pp. 1014-1022(9)
Authors: Gupta, R. K.; Lawn, S. D.; Bekker, L-G.; Caldwell, J.; Kaplan, R.; Wood, R.

The utility of stool cultures for diagnosing tuberculosis in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus
pp. 1023-1028(6)
Authors: Oramasionwu, G. E.; Heilig, C. M.; Udomsantisuk, N.; Kimerling, M. E.; Eng, B.; Nguyen, H. D.; Thai, S.; Keo, C.; McCarthy, K. D.; Varma, J. K.; Cain, K. P.

HIV and tuberculosis coinfection: a qualitative study of treatment challenges faced by care providers
pp. 1029-1035(7)
Authors: Wannheden, C.; Westling, K.; Savage, C.; Sandahl, C.; Ellenius, J.

Multidrug- and isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis in three high HIV burden African regions
pp. 1036-1042(7)
Authors: Sanchez-Padilla, E.; Ardizzoni, E.; Sauvageot, D.; Ahoua, L.; Martin, A.; Varaine, F.; Adatu-Engwau, F.; Akeche, G.; Salaniponi, F.; Bonnet, M.

Low treatment initiation rates among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Gauteng, South Africa, 2011
pp. 1043-1048(6)
Authors: Ebonwu, J. I.; Tint, K. S.; Ihekweazu, C.

Yield of contact tracing from pediatric tuberculosis index cases in Gaborone, Botswana
pp. 1049-1055(7)
Authors: Puryear, S.; Seropola, G.; Ho-Foster, A.; Arscott-Mills, T.; Mazhani, L.; Firth, J.; Goldfarb, D. M.; Ncube, R.; Bisson, G. P.; Steenhoff, A. P.

Incremental cost-effectiveness of improving treatment results among migrant tuberculosis patients in Shanghai
pp. 1056-1064(9)
Authors: Zou, G.; Wei, X.; Witter, S.; Yin, J.; Walley, J.; Liu, S.; Yang, H.; Chen, J.; Tian, G.; Mei, J.

Tuberculosis among undocumented boat migrants to Malta: implications for a migrant tuberculosis policy
pp. 1065-1070(6)
Authors: Pace-Asciak, A.; Mamo, J.; Calleja, N.

A qualitative assessment of challenges to tuberculosis management and prevention in Northern Ethiopia
pp. 1071-1075(5)
Authors: Cowan, J.; Greenberg Cowan, J.; Barnhart, S.; Demamu, S.; Fiseha, D.; Graham, W.; Melese, E.; Reason, L.; Tefera Asfaw, F.; Feleke, G.; Feleke, B.

Strain diversity of mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients at Debre Birhan Hospital, Ethiopia
pp. 1076-1081(6)
Authors: Garedew, L.; Mihret, A.; Mamo, G.; Abebe, T.; Firdessa, R.; Bekele, Y.; Ameni, G.

Virulence of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Lodz, Poland
pp. 1082-1087(6)
Authors: Vrba-Pech, A.; Fol, M.; Kowalewicz-Kulbat, M.; Druszczyńska, M.; Krawczyk, M.; Kwiatkowska, S.

Molecular and phenotypic characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to anti-tuberculosis drugs
pp. 1088-1093(6)
Authors: Imperiale, B. R.; Zumárraga, M. J.; Di Giulio, A. B.; Cataldi, A. A.; Morcillo, N. S.

No added value of performing Ziehl-Neelsen on auramine-positive samples for tuberculosis diagnostics
pp. 1094-1099(6)
Authors: den Hertog, A. L.; Daher, S.; Straetemans, M.; Scholing, M.; Anthony, R. M.

Is routine bronchoscopic culture indicated in areas with low tuberculosis prevalence?
pp. 1100-1103(4)
Authors: Talker, O.; Matveychuk, A.; Guber, A.; Mandelbaum-Livnat, M. M.; Varsano, S.; Shitrit, D.

Altered oxidant-antioxidant levels in the disease prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pp. 1104-1109(6)
Authors: Ahmad, A.; Shameem, M.; Husain, Q.

Socio-economic patterning of tobacco use in Indian states
pp. 1110-1117(8)
Authors: Agrawal, S.; Karan, A.; Selvaraj, S.; Bhan, N.; Subramanian, S. V.; Millett, C.

Bronchial anthracofibrosis: treatment using airway stents [Case study]
pp. 1118-1120(3)
Authors: El Raouf, B. A.; Kramer, M. R.; Fruchter, O.