Nature Medicine has published a comprehensive review of the latest news, science and marketing and policy issues in the field of TB in its March 2007 issue. Below is the full table of contents of the section. We encourage you to read this excellently researched and prepared series.
Editorial
Tuberculosis
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News
Unlikely partners tackle TB funding woes By Erika Check> Click here to download the PDF
After decades of drought, new drug possibilities flood TB pipeline By Erika Check> Click here to download the PDF
From TB tests, just a 'yes or no' answer, please By Emma Marris> Click here to download the PDF
News feature: A clash of cultures By Apoorva Mandavilli> Click here to download the PDF
Health agency pulls back on 'patronizing' approach to TB treatment By Apoorva Mandavilli> Click here to download the PDF
Spotlight on... Mark Harrington By Alisa Opar> Click here to download the PDF
Virtually incurable TB warns of impending disaster By Apoorva Mandavilli> Click here to download the PDF
Spotlight on... Ken Duncan By Alisa Opar> Click here to download the PDF
News feature: Trials and tribulations By Apoorva Mandavilli> Click here to download the PDF
Spotlight on... Mario Raviglione By Brandon Keim> Click here to download the PDF
A dozen vaccine candidates bring shot of hope to TB epidemic By Emma Marris> Click here to download the PDF
When the vaccine causes disease By Apoorva Mandavilli> Click here to download the PDF
Profile: Wafaa El-Sadr By Apoorva Mandavilli> Click here to download the PDF
Analysis
The top twenty papers on tuberculosis
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Highly cited papers on tuberculosis (2003-2005)
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News and Views
The open book of infectious diseases By Christopher M Sassetti & Eric J Rubin> Click here to download the PDF
Defining the 'survivasome' of Mycobacterium tuberculosis By Gyanu Lamichhane & William Bishai> Click here to download the PDF
The survival kit of Mycobacterium tuberculosis By Digby F Warner & Valerie Mizrahi> Click here to download the PDF
Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence: lipids inside and out By Sabine Ehrt & Dirk Schnappinger> Click here to download the PDF
Mycobacterial virulence and specialized secretion: same story, different ending By Marcel A Behr & David R Sherman> Click here to download the PDF
Research highlights
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Commentaries
Challenges in tuberculosis drug research and development By Ann M Ginsberg & Melvin Spigelman> Click here to download the PDF
From magic bullets back to the Magic Mountain: the rise of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis By Susan E Dorman & Richard E Chaisson> Click here to download the PDF
Changing funding patterns in tuberculosis By Stefan H E Kaufmann & Shreemanta K Parida> Click here to download the PDF
Aligning pharmaceutical innovation with medical need By Carl Nathan> Click here to download the PDF
Market Analysis
Tuberculosis, a neglected opportunity? By Claire Harper