The Union E-Newsletter - 2006 - 1 Welcome to the e-newsletter of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). This free monthly newsletter is designed to provide news about the activities of The Union, as well as information and resources related to the prevention and control of tuberculosis and lung disease. Please feel free to pass it on to your friends and colleagues. To subscribe, go to our website at www.iuatld.org or send an email to communications@iuatld.org. To unsubscribe, click on the REMOVE link at the bottom of the page. In this issue: News about The Union's role in plans to implement the international tobacco control treaty; information and resources on the healthcare workforce crisis; a list of upcoming courses, conferences, publications and advocacy events; and the IJTLD web alerts for November 2005 - January 2006. ------ NEWS 1 ------ STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE In sub-Saharan Africa today there are only 750,000 health workers available to serve a population of some 682 million people. This critical shortage of personnel is endemic not only in Africa, but also in other low-income regions. It is the result of factors ranging from low salaries, lack of training and poor working conditions to the lure of better-paying jobs in industrialised countries. In 2006, the Union's 37th World Conference on Lung Health will focus on the theme of Strengthening Human Resources for Better Lung Health. In addition, this year's Union E-News will carry regular news, information and links to resources addressing this issue: World Health Day (April 7) has taken the human resource crisis as its theme for 2006. WHO's Dr Tim Evans, Assistant Director-General, Evidence and Information for Policy recently gave a kick-off speech: http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2006/tm_speech/ Free downloadable articles on topics from the African brain drain to motivating rural health workers in North Vietnam are available in Human Resources for Health Online: http://www.human-resources-health.com/ Download a free guide to health workforce development in post-conflict environments: http://www.who.int/hrh/tools/en/ ------ NEWS 2 ------ TOBACCO TREATY IMPLEMENTATION TO BEGIN Representatives of The Union will be on hand when the international treaty on tobacco control takes its next step toward implementation. The first Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will be held in Geneva, 6-17 February 2006. All Contracting States will have voting rights at the session, which will decide on technical, procedural and financial matters relating to implementation of the treaty. The European Union will also participate as a Party, while signatories who have not yet ratified and non-governmental organisations will participate as observers. The Union will be represented by the International Non-Governmental Coalition Against Tobacco (INGCAT). One crucial matter under consideration will be the rules and procedures governing the participation of NGOs. Through INGCAT, The Union will be lobbying hard to ensure that its role at international, regional and national levels is properly recognised. The FCTC, the world's first public health treaty, came into force on 27 February 2005. One of the most widely and rapidly embraced treaties in the history of the United Nations there were 168 Signatories and 116 Parties as of 19 December 2005. For the full version of this story, visit http://www.iuatld.org. For more details about INGCAT and the FCTC, visit the sites below. - http://www.ingcat.org - http://www.who.int/tobacco/framework/en/ ------ NEWS 3 ------ FINAL CALL: TB courses in El Salvador and Vietnam The following Union courses are still accepting applications: XV Curso Internacional Epidemiologia Y Control de Tuberculosis Dates: 13 - 21 March 2006 Location: San Salvador, El Salvador Language: Spanish Application deadline: 31 January 2006 Fee: US $1 000 The International TB Course Dates: 10 - 28 April 2006 Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Language: English Application deadline: Extended to 31 January 2006 Fee: EUR 2000 For course descriptions, application forms and other information, visit the websites listed below. - http://www.iuatld.org - http://www.uicter.org Contacts : mailto:courses@iuatld.org ------ NEWS 4 ------ AIDS 2006: Important deadlines approaching XVI International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006) 13 - 18 August 2006 Toronto, Canada The International AIDS Conference is one of the most important gatherings for the release and discussion of key developments in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The theme is Time to Deliver. The previous conference (AIDS 2004) in Bangkok attracted more than 20,000 participants from all over the world. The deadline for early registration, abstract submissions and scholarship applications for AIDS 2006 is 22 February 2006. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Deadline 22 February Click here to submit an abstract online: http://www.aids2006.org/abstracts Less experienced abstract authors may request the assistance of more experienced authors at: http://www.aids2006.org/mentoring REDUCED REGISTRATION FEES: Deadline 22 February For the first time, a two-tiered registration fee system has been introduced to encourage participation from low- and middle-income countries. All delegates should register by 22 February 2006 to take advantage of the lowest possible fees (US$ 550 for non-OECD countries and US$ 750 for OECD countries). After this date, late surcharges apply. Find registration information and a list of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries at: http://www.aids2006.org/registration APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP: Deadline 22 February Applications are being accepted for the two conference scholarship programmes, the International Scholarship Programme for people from all over the world and the Scholarship Programme for Canadian residents. You may apply for a scholarship at: http://www.aids2006.org/scholarships Further details about the conference are available at the websites listed below. - http://www.aids2006.org - http://www.aids2006.org/fr/ - http://www.aids2006.org/en/subpage.aspx?pageId=395 Contacts : mailto:info@aids2006.org ------ NEWS 5 ------ 10th CONFERENCE: Union North America Region 2 - 4 March 2006 Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, Chicago, Illinois The theme of this conference is TB Prevention and Control: A Past Decade of Achievement, A Future Decade of Ambition. Sessions will include 50 Years of TB: Lessons from the Past, Prospects for the Future; Beyond TB: Limiting the Risks from Infectious Disease Outbreaks; TB/HIV: Intertwining Epidemics; The Future of Tuberculosis Treatment; and a Nursing Assembly programme. For conference information, online registration and abstract submissions, you may visit the websites of The Union or the conference organiser. - http://www.iuatld.org - http://www.lungchicago.org Contacts : mailto:tb@alamc.org ------ NEWS 6 ------ TB VACCINES CONFERENCE IN APRIL 19 - 21 April 2006 Vienna, Austria The 2nd international conference on TB Vaccines for the World will be held at the Austrian Industrial Society in Vienna, Austria. The early bird registration deadline is 24 February 2006. Late poster abstracts are still being accepted; the deadline for late posters is 31 March 2006. The preliminary conference programme is now available. - http://www.meetingsmanagement.com/tbv_2006 Contacts : mailto:csumner@meetingsmgmt.u-net.com ------ NEWS 7 ------ 16th CONFERENCE: Union Africa Region 15 - 18 June 2006 Malawi Official language: English Further details will be posted on The Union website as they become available. - http://www.iuatld.org Contacts : mailto:tbcontrol@malawi.net ------ NEWS 8 ------ 37th WORLD CONFERENCE ON LUNG HEALTH 31 October - 4 November 2006 Palais des Congrès, Paris, France Theme: Strengthening Human Resources for Better Lung Health Official languages: French, English Online submission of abstracts will be possible in mid-February 2006 via the conference website: http://www.worldlunghealth.org. The deadline for submission is 15 April 2006. Further details will be posted on The Union and conference websites as they become available. - http://www.iuatld.org - http://www.worldlunghealth.org Contacts : mailto:paris2006@iuatld.org ------ NEWS 9 ------ 2007 WORLD ASTHMA MEETING: First announcement The 2007 World Asthma Meeting on Bridging Various Aspects of Asthma will be held on 22 - 25 June at the Lütfi Kirdar Convention & Exhibition Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Hosted by the Turkish Thoracic Society, the meeting will cover the bridge between scientific and social aspects of asthma including epidemiology and pathogenesis, clinics and management and other topics. Sponsors are the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, the European Respiratory Society, the Global Initiative for Asthma, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, the Turkish Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and the Turkish Thoracic Society. Deadline for abstracts: 26 November 2006 For more details, please contact: Figur Congress Organization Services Ayazmaderesi Cad. Karadut Sok, No:7 34394 Dikilitas Istanbul/Türkiye Phone: +90 212 258 60 20 Fax: +90 212 258 60 78 Prof Elif Dagli, Chair, WAM Meeting Turkish Thoracic Society Bagdat Cad. No. 471/1 Suadiye Istanbul/Türkiye Phone: +90 216 416 09 19 Fax: +90 216 463 06 20 - http://www.wam2007.org Contacts : mailto:edagli@superonline.com ------ NEWS 10 ------ WORLD DAYS 2006 World Days offer excellent opportunities to create public awareness and support for TB and lung health. Mark your calendar now and begin planning what you and your organisation can do in your community to celebrate these days. Following are the dates, themes (where announced) and websites for 2006. World TB Day: Friday, 24 March Action for Life: Towards a world free of TB http://www.stoptb.org World Health Day: Friday, 7 April Working together for health (focus on health workforce crisis) http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2006/en/ World Asthma Day: Tuesday, 2 May http://www.ginasthma.com/ World No Tobacco Day: Wednesday, 31 May Tobacco: Deadly in any form or disguise http://www.who.int/tobacco/communications/events/wntd/2006/en/index.html World AIDS Day: Friday, 1 December http://www.worldaidsday.org ------ NEWS 11 ------ MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS TEXT PUBLISHED The second edition of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Animals and Humans will be published this spring. The lead author is Charles O Thoen, DVM, PhD, a longtime Union member and past chair of the TB in Animals Scientific Section. Coauthors are Dr James H Steele and Michael J Gilsdorf. The book is described as the most comprehensive collection of timely information regarding Mycobacterium bovis in any single source. To order, go to Blackwell Publishing at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=0813809193&site=1 ------ NEWS 12 ------ JOIN THE UNION NOW FOR FULL-YEAR BENEFITS You can now join The Union as a new member or renew your membership online using the secure e-payment services on The Union website at http://www.iuatld.org. To receive all issues of the 2006 International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease without interruption, please join or renew before the end of January. Effective January 2006, individual membership categories have been simplified to increase access to the Journal: - for EUR 240, you can receive both the print and online editions of the Journal for one year, as well as the printed Union technical guides; - for EUR 60 or 20*, you can access the online edition of the Journal for one year. Both categories include all benefits of Union membership: the right to participate in the Scientific Section of your choice; a vote at The Union General Assembly through your Scientific Section; access to the members-only website www.globallunghealth.org, which includes historical TB information from the Annik Rouillon Documentation Centre and other features; and a discount on registration fees at Union conferences and some training courses. Please note that rates for Life Members and Benefactor Members are unchanged. For those members who have already renewed, please note that your category choice will be honoured throughout 2006. *The reduced rate is offered for members from low- and lower-middle income countries, as ranked by the World Bank, according to 2004 Gross National Income (GNI) data. To determine your eligibility, refer to the World Bank list on The Union website under Membership Types. - http://www.iuatld.org Contacts : mailto:membership@iuatld.org ------ NEWS 13 ------ UNION SCIENTIFIC SECTION REPORTS ONLINE Reports from the 2005 annual meetings of the Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis in Animals, and Respiratory Disease Scientific Sections are now posted on the Union website under Membership/Scientific Sections. Other section reports will be posted as they become available. - http://www.iuatld.org ------ NEWS 14 ------ IJTLD web alert: Vol. 9 no. 11 (November 2005) Record 1. TI: Time for tuberculosis contact tracing in correctional facilities? [Editorial] AU: Lobato, Mark N.; Kimerling, Michael E.; Taylor, Zachary http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00001 Record 2. TI: Frontline health care workers continue to be at high risk for tuberculosis [Editorial] AU: Cronin, Wendy A. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00002 Record 3. TI: Robert Koch and the pathogenesis of tuberculosis [Founders of Our Knowledge] AU: Daniel, T.M. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00003 Record 4. TI: Active case finding of tuberculosis: historical perspective and future prospects [Review Article] AU: Golub, J.E.; Mohan, C.I.; Comstock, G.W.; Chaisson, R.E. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00004 Record 5. TI: Management of asthma in children in low-income countries [Child Lung Health. Serialised guide. Management of the child with cough or difficult breathing. Number 5 in the series] AU: Enarson, P.M.; Enarson, D.A.; Gie, R. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00005 Record 6. TI: Criteria used for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis at primary health care level in a high-burden, urban setting AU: Theart, A.C.; Marais, B.J.; Gie, R.P.; Hesseling, A.C.; Beyers, N. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00006 Record 7. TI: Impact of fluoroquinolones on the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis initially treated as bacterial pneumonia AU: Yoon, Y.S.; Lee, H.J.; Yoon, H.I.; Yoo, C-G.; Kim, Y.W.; Han, S.K.; Shim, Y-S.; Yim, J-J. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00007 Record 8. TI: Comparison of extra-pulmonary and pulmonary tuberculosis cases: factors influencing the site of reactivation AU: Musellim, B.; Erturan, S.; Sonmez Duman, E.; Ongen, G. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00008 Record 9. TI: Exploring the determinants of treatment success for tuberculosis cases in Europe AU: Falzon, D.; Le Strat, Y.; Belghiti, F.; Infuso, A.; EuroTB correspondents http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00009 Record 10. TI: Study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance in the region of Galicia, Spain AU: Perez del Molino Bernal, M.L.; Tunez, V.; Cruz-Ferro, E.; Fernandez-Villar, A.; Vazquez-Gallardo, R.; Diaz-Cabanela, D.; Anibarro, L.; Grupo Galego de Estudio de Resistencias de M tuberculosis, http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00010 Record 11. TI: Ten-year population-based molecular epidemiological study of tuberculosis transmission in the metropolitan area of Madrid, Spain AU: Cacho Calvo, J.; Astray Mochales, J.; Perez Meixeira, A.; Ramos Martos, A.; Hernando Garcia, M.; Sanchez Concheiro, M.; Dominguez Perez, J.R.; Gomez, A.B.; Samper, S.; Martin, C. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00011 Record 12. TI: Contact tracing using a new T-cell-based test: better correlation with tuberculosis exposure than the tuberculin skin test AU: Zellweger, J-P.; Zellweger, A.; Ansermet, S.; de Senarclens, B.; Wrighton-Smith, P. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00012 Record 13. TI: Contact screening and latent TB infection treatment in Singapore correctional facilities AU: Chee, C.B.E.; Teleman, M.D.; Boudville, I.C.; Wang, Y.T. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00013 Record 14. TI: Tuberculosis among health care workers at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, 19882002 AU: Jiamjarasrangsi, W.; Hirunsuthikul, N.; Kamolratanakul, P. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00014 Record 15. TI: The impact of an IEC campaign on tuberculosis awareness and health seeking behaviour in Delhi, India AU: Sharma, N.; Taneja, D.K.; Pagare, D.; Saha, R.; Vashist, R.P.; Ingle, G.K.A. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00015 Record 16. TI: Quality control of anti-tuberculosis FDC formulations in the global market: Part II accelerated stability studies AU: Ashokraj, Y.; Kohli, G.; Kaul, C.L.; Panchagnula, R. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00016 Record 17. TI: Minimum sample size and sampling time requirements for assessment of rifampicin bioequivalence from FDC formulations AU: Agrawal, S.; Kaur, K.J.; Singh, I.; Bhade, S.; Kaul, C.L.; Panchagnula, R. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00017 Record 18. TI: Efficacy and outcomes of clarithromycin treatment for pulmonary MAC disease AU: Fujikane, T.; Fujiuchi, S.; Yamazaki, Y.; Sato, M.; Yamamoto, Y.; Takeda, A.; Nishigaki, Y.; Fujita, Y.; Shimizu, T. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00018 Record 19. TI: Prevalence of asthma, atopy and bronchial hyperresponsiveness and their interrelation in a semi-rural area of Chile AU: Mackenney, J.; Oyarzun, M.J.; Diaz, P.V.; Bustos, P.; Amigo, H.; Rona, R.J. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00019 Record 20. TI: IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from an area of Casablanca, Morocco [Short Communication] AU: Diraa, O.; Elmdaghri, N.; Laaboudi, L.; Boudouma, M.; Gutierrez, M-C.; Benbachir, M. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00020 ------ NEWS 15 ------ IJTLD web alert Vol. 9 no. 12 (December 2005) Please note that the print version of the December 2005 issue is mailing with the January 2006 issue. Record 1. TI: A rose is a rose: but what about Pneumocystis pneumonia? [The Language of Our Science] AU: Huang, Laurence; Murray, John F. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00001 Record 2. TI: Management of tuberculosis in children in low-income countries [Child Lung Health. Serialised guide. Management of the child with cough or difficult breathing. Number 6 in the series] AU: Enarson, P.M.; Enarson, D.A.; Gie, R. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00002 Record 3. TI: The burden of childhood tuberculosis: a public health perspective [Review Article] AU: Marais, B.J.; Obihara, C.C.; Warren, R.M.; Schaaf, H.S.; Gie, R.P.; Donald, P.R. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00003 Record 4. TI: Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China: a nationwide random survey in 2000 AU: Li, W-M.; Wang, S-M.; Li, C-Y.; Liu, Y-H.; Shen, G-M.; Zhang, X-X.; Niu, T-G.; Gao, Q.; van Soolingen, D.; Kremer, K.; Duanmu, H-J. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00004 Record 5. TI: Socio-demographic and geographic indicators and distribution of tuberculosis in Hong Kong: a spatial analysis AU: Chan-Yeung, M.; Yeh, A.G.O.; Tam, C.M.; Kam, K.M.; Leung, C.C.; Yew, W.W.; Lam, C.W. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00005 Record 6. TI: Antibody response to four secretory proteins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their complex antigen in TB patients AU: Wang, B-L.; Xu, Y.; Li, Z-M.; Xu, Y-M.; Weng, X-H.; Wang, H-H. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00006 Record 7. TI: A multicenter evaluation of tuberculin skin test positivity and conversion among health care workers in Brazilian hospitals AU: Roth, V.R.; Garrett, D.O.; Laserson, K.F.; Starling, C.E.; Kritski, A.L.; Medeiros, E.A.S.; Binkin, N.; Jarvis, W.R. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00007 Record 8. TI: In closely monitored patients, adherence in the first month predicts completion of therapy for latent tuberculosis infection AU: Menzies, D.; Dion, M-J.; Francis, D.; Parisien, I.; Rocher, I.; Mannix, S.; Schwartzman, K. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00008 Record 9. TI: Risk factors for defaulting from tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study of 301 cases in The Gambia AU: Hill, P.C.; Stevens, W.; Hill, S.; Bah, J.; Donkor, S.A.; Jallow, A.; Lienhardt, C. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00009 Record 10. TI: Barriers to effective tuberculosis control: a qualitative study AU: Moro, M.L.; Resi, D.; Lelli, B.; Nicoli, A.; Gagliotti, C.; Falcone, F. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00010 Record 11. TI: Relationship between quality of life and characteristics of patients hospitalised with tuberculosis AU: Duyan, V.; Kurt, B.; Aktas, Z.; Duyan, G.C.; Kulkul, D.O. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00011 Record 12. TI: Using e-mail in the management of tuberculosis patients, north-west Russia AU: Uldal, S.B.; Nikishova, E.; Rakova, N.; Mariandyshev, A.; Bye, S.M.; Nisovtszeva, N. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00012 Record 13. TI: Side effects associated with the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis AU: Torun, T.; Gungor, G.; Ozmen, I.; Bolukbasi, Y.; Maden, E.; Bicakci, B.; Atac, G.; Sevim, T.; Tahaoglu, K. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00013 Record 14. TI: A randomised controlled trial of oral zinc on the immune response to tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients AU: Green, J.A.; Lewin, S.R.; Wightman, F.; Lee, M.; Ravindran, S.; Paton, N.I. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00014 Record 15. TI: Influence of treatment and immunological recovery on tuberculosis relapses in HIV-infected patients AU: Lopez-Cortes, L.F.; Marin-Niebla, A.; Lopez-Cortes, L.E.; Villanego, I.; Rodriguez-Diez, M.; Pascual-Carrasco, R. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00015 Record 16. TI: A registry of tuberculous meningitis in Hong Kong AU: Lau, K-K.; Yu, I.T-S.; Chan, A.C-K.; Wong, L.K-S.; Tam, C-M.; Sheng, B.; Li, H-L.; Hong Kong Tuberculous Meningitis Study Group, http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00016 Record 17. TI: Bovine tuberculosis in Burdur, southern Turkey: epidemiological, pathological and economic study AU: Ozmen, O.; Kursun, O.; Ozcelik, M. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00017 Record 18. TI: Questionnaire on health systems and national resources for control of respiratory health in low-income countries AU: Piau, J-P.; Moreau, D.; Ben Kheder, A.; Matricardi, P.; Khaltaev, N.; Bousquet, J.; Annesi-Maesano, I. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00018 Record 19. TI: Application of the Capilia TB assay for culture confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates [Short Communication] AU: Hillemann, D.; Rusch-Gerdes, S.; Richter, E. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00019 Record 20. TI: Development of a competitor DNA template of the 38 kDa gene for molecular quantification of M. tuberculosis [Technical Note] AU: Dwivedi, A.; Sehajpal, P.K. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000012/art00020 ------ NEWS 16 ------ IJTLD web alert: Vol. 10 no. 1 (January 2006) Record 1. TI: Admitting defeat [Editorial] AU: Perkins, Mark D.; Small, Peter M. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000001/art00001 Record 2. TI: The IJTLD: open access in 2005 [Editorial] AU: Beyers, Nulda; Chan-Yeung, Moira; Pierard, Clare http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000001/art00002 Record 3. TI: SLC11A1 (formerly NRAMP1) gene polymorphisms and tuberculosis susceptibility: a meta-analysis [Review Article] AU: Li, H-T.; Zhang, T-T.; Zhou, Y-Q.; Huang, Q-H.; Huang, J. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000001/art00003 Record 4. TI: Adherence to anti-tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis and treatment in children AU: van Zyl, S.; Marais, B.J.; Hesseling, A.C.; Gie, R.P.; Beyers, N.; Schaaf, H.S. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000001/art00004 Record 5. TI: Treatment of latent tuberculosis in persons at risk for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: systematic review AU: Fraser, A.; Paul, M.; Attamna, A.; Leibovici, L. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000001/art00005 Record 6. TI: Delayed tuberculosis diagnosis and tuberculosis transmission AU: Golub, J.E.; Bur, S.; Cronin, W.A.; Gange, S.; Baruch, N.; Comstock, G.W.; Chaisson, R.E. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000001/art00006 Record 7. TI: Diagnosing smear-negative tuberculosis using case definitions and treatment response in HIV-infected adults AU: Wilson, D.; Nachega, J.; Morroni, C.; Chaisson, R.; Maartens, G. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000001/art00007 Record 8. TI: Comparison of intermittent ethambutol with rifampicin-based regimens in HIV-infected adults with PTB, Kampala AU: Okwera, A.; Johnson, J.L.; Luzze, H.; Nsubuga, P.; Kayanja, H.; Cohn, D.L.; Nunn, P.; Ellner, J.J.; Whalen, C.C.; Mugerwa, R.D. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000001/art00008 Record 9. TI: Treatment outcomes by drug resistance and HIV status among tuberculosis patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam AU: Quy, H.T.; Cobelens, F.G.J.; Lan, N.T.N.; Buu, T.N.; Lambregts, C.S.B.; Borgdorff, M.W. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000001/art00009 Record 10. 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