The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) is the official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). The IJTLD is the reference for clinical research and epidemiological studies on tuberculosis. It is also the only peer-reviewed journal dedicated to lung health worldwide, including articles on TB-HIV and non tuberculosis related respiratory diseases such as asthma, acute respiratory infection, COPD, child lung health and the hazards of tobacco and pollution – all topics that reflect the wide scope of the activities of The Union and its members.
Volume 13, Number 5, May 2010 is now available online.
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Why hasn’t human genetics told us more about asthma? [Editorial. 2010: The Year of the Lung. Series editor: John F. Murray]
pp. 521-523(3)
Author: Annesi-Maesano, Isabella
Good news: asthma medicines for all [Editorial. 2010: The Year of the Lung. Series editor: John F. Murray]
pp. 524-524(1)
Author: Billo, Nils E.
Preventing the next generation of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis [Unresolved issues]
pp. 525-527(3)
Authors: Ben Amor, Y.; Day, M.S.; Schluger, N.W.
Methodological issues in the design of clinical trials for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: challenges and opportunities [State of the art series. Drug-resistant tuberculosis. Edited by C-Y. Chiang. Number 5 in the series]
pp. 528-537(10)
Authors: Lienhardt, C.; Davies, G.
Differences among sublineages of the East-Asian lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in genotypic clustering
pp. 538-544(7)
Authors: Kato-Maeda, M.; Kim, E.Y.; Flores, L.; Jarlsberg, L.G.; Osmond, D.; Hopewell, P.C.
Interferon-gamma release assay clarifies the effect of bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination in Greek army recruits
pp. 545-550(6)
Authors: Katsenos, S.; Nikolopoulou, M.; Konstantinidis, A.K.; Gartzonika, C.; Gogali, A.; Margelis, I.; Tatsioni, A.; Mavridis, A.; Constantopoulos, S.H.; Daskalopoulos, G.
Factors associated with treatment adherence in a randomised trial of latent tuberculosis infection treatment
pp. 551-559(9)
Authors: Trajman, A.; Long, R.; Zylberberg, D.; Dion, M.J.; Al-Otaibi, B.; Menzies, D.
Baseline sputum time to detection predicts month two culture conversion and relapse in non-HIV-infected patients
pp. 560-570(11)
Authors: Hesseling, A.C.; Walzl, G.; Enarson, D.A.; Carroll, N.M.; Duncan, K.; Lukey, P.T.; Lombard, C.; Donald, P.R.; Lawrence, K.A.; Gie, R.P.; van Helden, P.D.; Beyers, N.
Added value of bleach sedimentation microscopy for diagnosis of tuberculosis: a cost-effectiveness study
pp. 571-577(7)
Authors: Bonnet, M.; Tajahmady, A.; Hepple, P.; Ramsay, A.; Githui, W.; Gagdnidze, L.; Guérin, P.J.; Varaine, F.
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
pp. 578-584(7)
Authors: Berzosa, M.; Tsukayama, D.T.; Davies, S.F.; Debol, S.M.; Cen, Y-Y.; Li, R.; Mallery, S.
Neighbourhood risk factors for tuberculosis in Hong Kong
pp. 585-592(8)
Authors: Pang, P.T-T.; Leung, C.C.; Lee, S.S.
Duplicates and misclassification of tuberculosis notification records in Brazil, 2001-2007
pp. 593-599(7)
Authors: Bierrenbach, A.L.; Pinto de Oliveira, G.; Codenotti, S.; Gomes, A.B.F.; Stevens, A.P.
Incidence of tuberculosis in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus in Saudi Arabia
pp. 600-603(4)
Authors: Omair, M.A.; Al-Ghamdi, A.A.; Alrajhi, A.A.
Patient costs of accessing collaborative tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus interventions in Ethiopia
pp. 604-610(7)
Authors: Vassall, A.; Seme, A.; Compernolle, P.; Meheus, F.
Impact of introducing human immunodeficiency virus testing, treatment and care in a tuberculosis clinic in rural Kenya
pp. 611-615(5)
Authors: Huerga, H.; Spillane, H.; Guerrero, W.; Odongo, A.; Varaine, F.
Hepatitis C virus infection increases hepatitis risk during anti-tuberculosis treatment
pp. 616-621(6)
Authors: Chien, J-Y.; Huang, R-M.; Wang, J-Y.; Ruan, S-Y.; Chien, Y-J.; Yu, C-J.; Yang, P-C.
NAT2 and CYP2E1 polymorphisms and susceptibility to first-line anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatitis
pp. 622-626(5)
Authors: Lee, S-W.; Chung, L.S-C.; Huang, H-H.; Chuang, T-Y.; Liou, Y-H.; Wu, L.S-H.
MMP-1(-1607G) polymorphism as a risk factor for fibrosis after pulmonary tuberculosis in Taiwan
pp. 627-634(8)
Authors: Wang, C-H.; Lin, H-C.; Lin, S-M.; Huang, C-D.; Liu, C-Y.; Huang, K-H.; Hsieh, L-L.; Chung, K.F.; Kuo, H-P.
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial pleurisy: an 8-year single-centre experience in Taiwan
pp. 635-641(7)
Authors: Shu, C-C.; Lee, L-N.; Wang, J-T.; Chien, Y-J.; Wang, J-Y.; Yu, C-J.; Taiwan Anti-Mycobacteria Investigation TAMI Group,
A pilot trial of non-invasive home ventilation after acidotic respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pp. 642-649(8)
Authors: Cheung, A.P.S.; Chan, V.L.; Liong, J.T.; Lam, J.Y.M.; Leung, W-S.; Lin, A.; Chu, C-M.
Recording isoniazid preventive therapy delivery to children: operational challenges [Short communication]
pp. 650-653(4)
Authors: Van Wyk, S.S.; Hamade, H.; Hesseling, A.C.; Beyers, N.; Enarson, D.A.; Mandalakas, A.M.
Isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from the sputum of patients with active tuberculosis [Short communication]
pp. 654-656(3)
Authors: Kendall, B.A.; Varley, C.D.; Hedberg, K.; Cassidy, P.M.; Winthrop, K.L.
Tuberculous meningitis in a patient with acute human immunodeficiency virus infection [Correspondence]
pp. 657-657(1)
Authors: Gabrielli, Eugenia; Rusconi, Stefano; Olivetti, Micol; Galli, Massimo; Riva, Agostino; Gervasoni, Cristina
Amikacin-induced hypomagnesaemic tetany complicating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment [Correspondence]
pp. 657-658(2)
Authors: Dauby, Nicolas; Payen, Marie-Christine
Selenium and tuberculosis [Correspondence]
pp. 658-659(2)
Author: Wiwanitkit, Viroj
In reply to `Selenium and tuberculosis’ [Correspondence]
pp. 659-659(1)
Author: Eick, Frode
Analyses of sputum specimens for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a rural hospital in Ethiopia [Correspondence]
pp. 659-660(2)
Authors: Ramos, José M.; Vélez, Monica; Reyes, Francisco
Drug resistance in Kerala [Correspondence]
pp. 660-661(2)
Authors: Chauhan, L.S.; Wares, Fraser; Sahu, Suvanand; Dewan, Puneet; Chadha, Sarabit; Thirumala, Ajay; Ramachandran, Ranjani
In reply to `Drug resistance in Kerala’ [Correspondence]
pp. 661-662(2)
Authors: Joseph, B.V.; Soman, S.; Radhakrishnan, I.; Madhavilatha, G.K.; Paul, L.K.; Mundayoor, S.; Kumar, R.A.
Fostering incomprehensibility with acronyms and abbreviations [Correspondence]
pp. 662-662(1)
Author: Rieder, H.L.
In reply to `Fostering incomprehensibility with acronyms and abbreviations’ [Correspondence]
pp. 662-662(1)
Author: Pierard, Clare