A Collection of Articles on Tuberculosis from PLoS Medicine and other PLoS Journals
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Tuberculosis among Health-Care Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic ReviewJoshi R, Reingold AL, Menzies D, Pai M
Rates of Latent Tuberculosis in Health Care Staff in RussiaDrobniewski F, Balabanova Y, Zakamova E, Nikolayevskyy V, Fedorin I
Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence Population Provided with Enhanced Diagnosis of Symptomatic DiseaseCorbett EL, Bandason T, Cheung YB, Munyati S, Godfrey-Faussett P, et al.
Tobacco Smoke, Indoor Air Pollution and Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisLin HH, Ezzati M, Murray M
DIAGNOSIS
Isolation of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Children Investigated for Pulmonary TuberculosisHatherill M, Hawkridge T, Whitelaw A, Tameris M, Mahomed H, et al.
Surprisingly High Specificity of the PPD Skin Test for M. tuberculosis Infection from Recent Exposure in The GambiaHill PC, Brookes RH, Fox A, Jackson-Sillah D, Lugos MD, et al.
Using ELISPOT to Expose False Positive Skin Test Conversion in Tuberculosis Contacts Hill PC, Jeffries DJ, Brookes RH, Fox A, Jackson-Sillah D, et al.
IMMUNOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS
Is Adipose Tissue a Place for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Persistence?Neyrolles O, Hernández-Pando R, Pietri-Rouxel F, Fornès P, Tailleux L, et al.
Critical Role of Methylglyoxal and AGE in Mycobacteria-Induced Macrophage Apoptosis and ActivationRachman H, Kim N, Ulrichs T, Baumann S, Pradl L, et al.
NOD2 and Toll-Like Receptors Are Nonredundant Recognition Systems of Mycobacterium tuberculosisFerwerda G, Girardin SE, Kullberg BJ, Le Bourhis L, de Jong DJ, et al.
Promoter Variation in the DC-SIGN-Encoding Gene CD209 Is Associated with TuberculosisBarreiro LB, Neyrolles O, Babb CL, Tailleux L, Quach H, et al.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Induces Interleukin-32 Production through a Caspase- 1/IL-18/Interferon-γ-Dependent MechanismNetea MG, Azam T, Lewis EC, Joosten LAB, Wang M, et al.
IL-32: An Emerging Player in the Immune Response Network against Tuberculosis?Kundu M, Basu J
DC-SIGN Induction in Alveolar Macrophages Defines Privileged Target Host Cells for Mycobacteria in Patients with TuberculosisTailleux L, Pham-Thi N, Bergeron-Lafaurie A, Herrmann JL, Charles P, et al.
TREATMENT
OPC-67683, a Nitro-Dihydro-Imidazooxazole Derivative with Promising Action against Tuberculosis In Vitro and In MiceMatsumoto M, Hashizume H, Tomishige T, Kawasaki M, Tsubouchi H, et al.
Tuberculosis Recurrence and Mortality after Successful Treatment: Impact of Drug ResistanceCox H, Kebede Y, Allamuratova S, Ismailov G, Davletmuratova Z, et al.
Determinants of Treatment Adherence Among Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Southern EthiopiaShargie EB, Lindtjørn B
Impact of Bacterial Genetics on the Transmission of Isoniazid-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisGagneux S, Burgos MV, DeRiemer K, Enciso A, Muñoz S, et al.
Feasibility and Cost-Effectiveness of Treating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Cohort Study in the PhilippinesTupasi TE, Gupta R, Quelapio MID, Orillaza RB, Mira NR, et al.
Is DOTS-Plus a Feasible and Cost-Effective Strategy?Garner P, Alejandria M, Lansang MA
Tackling Tuberculosis in LatviaZipperer M
Cost-Effectiveness of Treating Multidrug-Resistant TuberculosisResch SC, Salomon JA, Murray M, Weinstein MC
Why is Long-term Therapy Required to Cure Tuberculosis?Connolly LE, Edelstein PH, Ramakrishnan L
HEALTH POLICY
XDR-TB in South Africa: No Time for Denial or ComplacencySingh JA, Upshur R, Padayatchi N
Reconstructing Tuberculosis Services after Major Conflict: Experiences and Lessons Learned in East TimorMartins N, Kelly PM, Grace JA, Zwi AB
Prioritizing Genomic Drug Targets in Pathogens: Application to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Hasan S, Daugelat S, Rao PSS, Schreiber M
Prospects for Advancing Tuberculosis Control Efforts through Novel TherapiesSalomon JA, Lloyd-Smith JO, Getz WM, Resch S, Sánchez MS, et al.
Incorporating a Rapid-Impact Package for Neglected Tropical Diseases with Programs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and MalariaHotez PJ, Molyneux DH, Fenwick A, Ottesen E, Ehrlich Sachs S, et al.
Responding to AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Burma: Dilemmas of Policy and PracticeBeyrer C, Suwanvanichkij V, Mullany LC, Richards AK, Franck N, et al.
BACTERIOLOGY
Ancient Origin and Gene Mosaicism of the Progenitor of Mycobacterium tuberculosisGutierrez MC, Brisse S, Brosch R, Fabre M, Omaïs B, et al.
Mycobacterial Mutants with Defective Control of Phagosomal AcidificationStewart GR, Patel J, Robertson BD, Rae A, Young DB
Flux Balance Analysis of Mycolic Acid Pathway: Targets for Anti-Tubercular DrugsRaman K, Rajagopalan P, Chandra N