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Are community surveys to detect tuberculosis in high prevalence areas useful? Results of a comparative study from Tiruvallur District, South India

Tuberculosis control: past 10 years and future progress

Processing Sputum Specimens in a Refrigerated Centrifuge Does Not Increase the Rate of Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Controlling Tuberculosis in India

Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in a Rural Area of High Prevalence in South India: Implications for Disease Control and Prevention

Rapid DOTS

Rapid DOTS expansion in India.

Since late 1998 the coverage of the DOTS strategy in India has been expanded rapidly....

The global tuberculosis situation. Progress and problems in the 20th century, prospects for the 21st century

Controlling multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and access to expensive drugs: a rational framework.

Rapid DOTS expansion in India – lessons for the world

The slippery slope to sloppy DOTS [Editorial]

Inefficiency of 0.3% Carbol Fuchsin in Ziehl-Neelsen Staining for Detecting Acid-Fast Bacilli

Progress Toward Tuberculosis Control — India, 2001

Evaluation of the Phenol Ammonium Sulfate Sedimentation Smear Microscopy Method for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Washing of new microscopic glass slides in dichromate solution does not influence sputum AFB smear results [Notes from the Field]

Tuberculosis control: an annotated bibliography

A public-private partnership in tuberculosis control: Experience in Hyderabad, India

TB prevention in HIV clinics in New York City

Trends in the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis in South India

The status and prospects of tuberculosis control in India

Directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS): ensuring cure of tuberculosis

Are community surveys to detect tuberculosis in high prevalence areas useful? Results of a comparative study from Tiruvallur District, South India

Tuberculosis control: past 10 years and future progress

Processing Sputum Specimens in a Refrigerated Centrifuge Does Not Increase the Rate of Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Controlling Tuberculosis in India

Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in a Rural Area of High Prevalence in South India: Implications for Disease Control and Prevention

Rapid DOTS

Rapid DOTS expansion in India.

Since late 1998 the coverage of the DOTS strategy in India has been expanded rapidly....

The global tuberculosis situation. Progress and problems in the 20th century, prospects for the 21st century

Controlling multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and access to expensive drugs: a rational framework.

Rapid DOTS expansion in India – lessons for the world

The slippery slope to sloppy DOTS [Editorial]

Inefficiency of 0.3% Carbol Fuchsin in Ziehl-Neelsen Staining for Detecting Acid-Fast Bacilli

Progress Toward Tuberculosis Control — India, 2001

Evaluation of the Phenol Ammonium Sulfate Sedimentation Smear Microscopy Method for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Washing of new microscopic glass slides in dichromate solution does not influence sputum AFB smear results [Notes from the Field]

Tuberculosis control: an annotated bibliography

A public-private partnership in tuberculosis control: Experience in Hyderabad, India

TB prevention in HIV clinics in New York City

Trends in the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis in South India

The status and prospects of tuberculosis control in India

Directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS): ensuring cure of tuberculosis

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Frieden TR, Sbarbaro JA. The slippery slope to sloppy DOTS [Editorial] Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2002;6:371-372.
Selvakumar N, Rahman F, Rajasekaran S, Narayanan PR, Frieden TR. Inefficiency of 0.3% Carbol Fuchsin in Ziehl-Neelsen Staining for Detecting Acid-Fast Bacilli J Clin Microbiol 2002;40:3041-3043.
Khatri GR, Thorpe L, Frieden TR. Progress Toward Tuberculosis Control — India, 2001 MMWR 2002;51:229-232.
Selvakumar N, Prabhakaran E, Rahman F, Frieden TR, Santha Devi, T. Evaluation of the Phenol Ammonium Sulfate Sedimentation Smear Microscopy Method for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis J Clin Microbiol 2002;40:3017-3020.
Selvakumar N, Prabhakaran E, Rahman F, Frieden TR, Santha Devi, T. Washing of new microscopic glass slides in dichromate solution does not influence sputum AFB smear results [Notes from the Field] Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2002;6:270-271.
Frieden TR. Tuberculosis control: an annotated bibliography World Health Organization: Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, 2001, SEA/TB/233.
Murthy KJR, Frieden TR, Yazdani A, Hreshikesh P. A public-private partnership in tuberculosis control: Experience in Hyderabad, India * Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2001;5:354-359.
Sackoff J, Torian L, Frieden TR. TB prevention in HIV clinics in New York City * Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2001;5:123-128.
Radhakrishna S, Frieden TR, Subramani R, Kumaran PP. Trends in the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis in South India Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2001:5:142-157.
Khatri GR, Frieden TR. The status and prospects of tuberculosis control in India * Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2000;4:193-200.
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