The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Essential medicines for chronic respiratory diseases: can people breathe easily in low-income countries?
pp. 1-1(1)
Author: Bissell, Karen

Xpert^® MTB/RIF for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis: time to look beyond accuracy
pp. 2-2(1)
Authors: Schumacher, Samuel G.; Pai, Madhukar

Preventing HIV-associated tuberculosis with antiretroviral therapy: shut the stable door early!
pp. 3-4(2)
Author: Lawn, Stephen D.

Accelerating progress towards tuberculosis elimination: the need for combination treatment and prevention
pp. 5-9(5)
Authors: Reid, A.; Grant, A. D.; White, R. G.; Dye, C.; Vynnycky, E.; Fielding, K.; Churchyard, G.; Pillay, Y.

The global burden of chronic respiratory disease in adults
pp. 10-20(11)
Authors: Burney, P.; Jarvis, D.; Perez-Padilla, R.

Gaps in using bronchodilators, inhaled corticosteroids and influenza vaccine among 23 high- and low-income sites
pp. 21-30(10)
Authors: Gnatiuc, L.; Buist, A. S.; Kato, B.; Janson, C.; Aït-Khaled, N.; Nielsen, R.; Koul, P. A.; Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, E.; Obaseki, D.; Idolor, L. F.; Harrabi, I.; Burney, P. G. J.; for the BOLD Collaboration

Latent tuberculous infection in the United States and Canada: who completes treatment and why?
pp. 31-38(8)
Authors: Hirsch-Moverman, Y.; Shrestha-Kuwahara, R.; Bethel, J.; Blumberg, H. M.; Venkatappa, T. K.; Horsburgh, C. R.; Colson, P. W.; for the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBESC)

Annual risk of tuberculous infection measured using serial skin testing, Orel Oblast, Russia, 1991–2005
pp. 39-43(5)
Authors: Yuen, C. M.; Krapivina, T. M.; Kazennyy, B. Y.; Kiryanova, E. V.; Aksenova, V. A.; Gordina, A.; Finlay, A. M.; Cegielski, J. P.

Implementation of tuberculosis infection prevention and control in Mozambican health care facilities
pp. 44-49(6)
Authors: Brouwer, M.; Coelho, E.; das Dores Mosse, C.; van Leth, F.

CD4 deficit and tuberculosis risk persist with delayed antiretroviral therapy: 5-year data from CIPRA HT-001
pp. 50-57(8)
Authors: Collins, S. E.; Jean Juste, M. A; Koenig, S. P.; Secours, R.; Ocheretina, O.; Bernard, D.; Riviere, C.; Calnan, M.; Dunning, A.; Hurtado Rúa, S. M.; Johnson, W. D.; Pape, J. W.; Fitzgerald, D. W.; Severe, P.

Long-term risk of tuberculosis in haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: a 10-year nationwide study
pp. 58-64(7)
Authors: Fan, W-C.; Liu, C-J.; Hong, Y-C.; Feng, J-Y.; Su, W-J.; Chien, S-H.; Chen, T-J.; Chiang, C-H.

Vitamin D status and incidence of tuberculosis among contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients
pp. 65-69(5)
Authors: Arnedo-Pena, A.; Juan-Cerdán, J. V.; Romeu-García, A.; García-Ferrer, D.; Holguín-Gómez, R.; Iborra-Millet, J.; Gil-Fortuño, M.; Gomila-Sard, B.; Roach-Poblete, F.

Ascertaining in vivo virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages in patients in Mbeya, Tanzania
pp. 70-73(4)
Authors: Olaru, I. D.; Rachow, A.; Lange, C.; Ntinginya, N. E.; Reither, K.; Hoelscher, M.; Vollrath, O.; Niemann, S.

Improved diagnosis of childhood tuberculous meningitis using more than one nucleic acid amplification test
pp. 74-80(7)
Authors: Solomons, R. S.; Visser, D. H.; Friedrich, S. O.; Diacon, A. H.; Hoek, K. G. P.; Marais, B. J.; Schoeman, J. F.; van Furth, A. M.

Accuracy of the Xpert^® MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in South Korea
pp. 81-86(6)
Authors: Kim, Y. W.; Kwak, N.; Seong, M-W.; Kim, E-C.; Yoo, C-G.; Kim, Y. W.; Han, S. K.; Yim, J-J.

Pooling sputum from multiple individuals for Xpert^® MTB/RIF testing: a strategy for screening high-risk populations
pp. 87-90(4)
Authors: Zishiri, V.; Chihota, V.; McCarthy, K.; Charalambous, S.; Churchyard, G. J.; Hoffmann, C. J.

Is frontloaded sputum microscopy an option in active tuberculosis case finding?
pp. 91-96(6)
Authors: Lorent, N.; Buyze, J.; Kim, T.; Kong, C.; Van Deun, A.; Colebunders, R.; Thai, S.; Lynen, L.; Rigouts, L.

Validation of a commercial serodiagnostic kit for diagnosing pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease
pp. 97-103(7)
Authors: Kitada, S.; Yoshimura, K.; Miki, K.; Miki, M.; Hashimoto, H.; Matsui, H.; Kuroyama, M.; Ageshio, F.; Kagawa, H.; Mori, M.; Maekura, R.; Kobayashi, K.

Gender patterns of tuberculosis testing and disease in South Africa
pp. 104-110(7)
Authors: McLaren, Z. M.; Brouwer, E.; Ederer, D.; Fischer, K.; Branson, N.

Tuberculosis and excess alcohol use in the United States, 1997–2012
pp. 111-119(9)
Authors: Volkmann, T.; Moonan, P. K.; Miramontes, R.; Oeltmann, J. E.

Treatment options and outcomes of hospitalised tuberculosis patients: a nationwide study
pp. 120-126(7)
Authors: Yamana, H.; Matsui, H.; Fushimi, K.; Yasunaga, H.