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 woesBy Erika Check> Click here to download the PDF
After decades of drought, new drug possibilities flood TB pipelineBy Erika Check> Click here to download the PDF
From TB tests, just a 'yes or no' answer, pleaseBy Emma Marris> Click here to download the PDF
News feature: A clash of culturesBy 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 HarringtonBy Alisa Opar> Click here to download the PDF
Virtually incurable TB warns of impending disasterBy Apoorva Mandavilli> Click here to download the PDF
Spotlight on... Ken DuncanBy Alisa Opar> Click here to download the PDF
News feature: Trials and tribulationsBy Apoorva Mandavilli> Click here to download the PDF
Spotlight on... Mario RaviglioneBy Brandon Keim> Click here to download the PDF
A dozen vaccine candidates bring shot of hope to TB epidemicBy Emma Marris> Click here to download the PDF
When the vaccine causes diseaseBy Apoorva Mandavilli> Click here to download the PDF
Profile: Wafaa El-SadrBy 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 diseasesBy Christopher M Sassetti & Eric J Rubin> Click here to download the PDF
Defining the 'survivasome' of Mycobacterium tuberculosisBy Gyanu Lamichhane & William Bishai> Click here to download the PDF
The survival kit of Mycobacterium tuberculosisBy 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 developmentBy 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 tuberculosisBy Susan E Dorman & Richard E Chaisson> Click here to download the PDF
Changing funding patterns in tuberculosisBy Stefan H E Kaufmann & Shreemanta K Parida> Click here to download the PDF
Aligning pharmaceutical innovation with medical needBy Carl Nathan> Click here to download the PDF
Market Analysis
Tuberculosis, a neglected opportunity?By Claire Harper