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Publisher: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

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Volume 20, Number 4, 1 April 2016

EDITORIALS

Costs for TB and MDR-TB: time to convene a WHO Emergency Committee on TB?
pp. 427-427(1)
Author: Billo, Nils E.

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TB-related mortality: a re-emerging problem in high-income countries?
pp. 428-428(1)
Authors: Sotgiu, Giovanni; Migliori, Giovanni Battista

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Integrated clinical management tools for respiratory diseases: lessons from PAL in sub-Saharan Africa
pp. 429-429(1)
Author: Bateman, Eric D.

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PERSPECTIVES

Re-inventing adherence: toward a patient-centered model of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV
pp. 430-434(5)
Authors: O'Donnell, M. R.; Daftary, A.; Frick, M.; Hirsch-Moverman, Y.; Amico, K. R.; Senthilingam, M.; Wolf, A.; Metcalfe, J. Z.; Isaakidis, P.; Davis, J. L.; Zelnick, J. R.; Brust, J. C. M.; Naidu, N.; Garretson, M.; Bangsberg, D. R.; Padayatchi, N.; Friedland, G.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Characteristics and costs of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in-patient care in the United States, 2005–2007
pp. 435-441(7)
Authors: Marks, S. M.; Hirsch-Moverman, Y.; Salcedo, K.; Graviss, E. A.; Oh, P.; Seaworth, B.; Flood, J.; Armstrong, L.; Armitige, L.; Mase, S.; and the TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium*

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Discordance between patient and clinician reports of adverse reactions to MDR-TB treatment
pp. 442-447(6)
Authors: Kelly, A. M.; Smith, B.; Luo, Z.; Given, B.; Wehrwein, T.; Master, I.; Farley, J. E.

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Use of Xpert® MTB/RIF assay in the first national anti-tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Pakistan
pp. 448-455(8)
Authors: Tahseen, S.; Qadeer, E.; Khanzada, F. M.; Rizvi, A. H.; Dean, A.; Van Deun, A.; Zignol, M.

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Modified cytospin slide microscopy method for rapid diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 456-461(6)
Authors: Zheng, L-H.; Jia, H-Y.; Liu, X-J.; Sun, H-S.; Du, F-J.; Pan, L-P.; Huang, H-R.; Zhang, Z-D.

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Rapid colorimetric pyrazinamide susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
pp. 462-467(6)
Authors: Li, H.; Zhou, L-P.; Luo, J.; Yu, J-P.; Yang, H.; Wei, H-P.

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Evaluation of the direct nitrate reductase assay for rapid detection of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
pp. 468-473(6)
Authors: Huang, Z-K.; Luo, Q.; Qing, C.; Deng, Y-T.; Xiong, G-L.; Li, J-M.

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Treating children for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Tajikistan with Group 5 medications
pp. 474-478(5)
Authors: Swaminathan, A.; du Cros, P.; Seddon, J. A.; Quinnell, S.; Bobokhojaev, O. I.; Dusmatova, Z.; Achar, J.

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Non-completion of latent tuberculous infection treatment among children in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
pp. 479-486(8)
Authors: Silva, A. P. Barbosa; Hill, P.; Belo, M. T. C. T.; Rabelo, S. G.; Menzies, D.; Trajman, A.

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Using the TBAg/PHA ratio in the T-SPOT®.TB assay to distinguish TB disease from LTBI in an endemic area
pp. 487-493(7)
Authors: Wang, F.; Hou, H-Y.; Wu, S-J.; Zhu, Q.; Huang, M.; Yin, B.; Huang, J.; Pan, Y-Y.; Mao, L.; Sun, Z-Y.

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Diagnostic accuracy of interferon-gamma release assays for tuberculous meningitis: a meta-analysis
pp. 494-499(6)
Authors: Yu, J.; Wang, Z-J.; Chen, L-H.; Li, H-H.

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Safety and efficacy of tuberculin skin testing with microneedle MicronJet600™ in healthy adults
pp. 500-504(5)
Authors: Lee, H-J.; Choi, H-J.; Kim, D-R.; Lee, H.; Jin, J-E.; Kim, Y-R.; Lee, M-S.; Cho, S-N.; Kang, Y. A.

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Clinical and molecular epidemiological features of tuberculosis after the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
pp. 505-514(10)
Authors: Kanamori, H.; Hatakeyama, T.; Uchiyama, B.; Weber, D. J.; Takeuchi, M.; Endo, S.; Hirakata, Y.; Kaku, M.

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Mortality among tuberculosis cases in Victoria, 2002–2013: case fatality and factors associated with death
pp. 515-523(9)
Authors: Dale, K.; Tay, E.; Trevan, P.; Denholm, J. T.

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Mortality and predictors in pulmonary tuberculosis with respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation
pp. 524-529(6)
Authors: Kim, S.; Kim, H.; Kim, W. J.; Lee, S-J.; Hong, Y.; Lee, H-Y.; Lim, M-N.; Han, S-S.

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Tuberculosis and immigration in an area of southwest Madrid
pp. 530-535(6)
Authors: Calderón Hernáiz, R.; Ruiz Giardín, J. M.; Cabello Clotet, N.; Canora Lebrato, J.

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Treatment as diagnosis and diagnosis as treatment: empirical management of presumptive tuberculosis in India
pp. 536-543(8)
Authors: McDowell, A.; Pai, M.

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How do patients access the private sector in Chennai, India? An evaluation of delays in tuberculosis diagnosis
pp. 544-551(8)
Authors: Bronner Murrison, L.; Ananthakrishnan, R.; Swaminathan, A.; Auguesteen, S.; Krishnan, N.; Pai, M.; Dowdy, D. W.

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Open Access The ‘Practical Approach to Lung Health' in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
pp. 552-559(8)
Authors: Banda, H.; Robinson, R.; Thomson, R.; Squire, S. B.; Mortimer, K.

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Lung cancer awareness and anticipated delay before seeking medical help in the middle-belt population of Nigeria
pp. 560-566(7)
Authors: Desalu, O. O.; Fawibe, A. E.; Sanya, E. O.; Ojuawo, O. B.; Aladesanmi, A. O.; Salami, A. K.

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CORRESPONDENCE

Read the new microscopy handbook: even the Ziehl-Neelsen technique has changed
pp. 567-567(1)
Authors: Angra, P.; Ridderhof, J.; Tahseen, S.; Van Deun, A.

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In reply
pp. 568-568(1)
Authors: Narang, P.; Nagamiah, S.; Das, S.; Mishra, P. S.; Deotale, V.; Mendiratta, D. K.

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ERRATA

Errata
pp. 568-568(1)

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