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Papers in pipeline
Karuna et alIs knowledge about tuberculosis associated with stigmatising and discriminating attitudes of general population towards tuberculosis patients? Findings from a community based survey in 30 districts of India
Mahasweta et al Does private health sector in India comply ban on serological test for Tuberculosis? A qualitative study
Blesson et al Relationship between nutritional support and tuberculosis treatment outcomes among persons living below the poverty-line in West Bengal, India
Somashekar et al Drug-induced hypothyroidism during anti-tuberculosis treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Vivek Mishra et al A brief tobacco smoking cessation intervention for tuberculosis patients in Rajasthan, India [Notes from the field]
Sanjay Suryawanshi et alIs it worth monitoring Multi-Drug Resistant-TB treatment with optimal mix of cultures and smears in India? A study from Maharashtra
Pankaj Singh et al Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Tuberculosis Airborne Infection Control among Antiretroviral Treatment Centre Health Care Workers ¬ India, 2015
RakeshRoshan et alEngaging private providers and Ayurveda practitioners in Bilaspur, India: Did it increase TB case detection?
Mahasweta et al To Whom Should I Notify, Why Should I Notify?”-A Qualitative Study on Involvement of Private Health Care Providers and Challenges in Tuberculosis Case Notification in India
Binil Salam et al Awareness about Standards for Tuberculosis care in India (STCI) among private practitioners in Cochin city, Kerala, India
Sanjay Sinha et al Do TB-HIV diagnostic facilities at all health institutions increase the proportion of Tuberculosis cases tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
Gurpreet Singh et alContribution of Mobile medical unit for identifying tuberculosis suspects and cases in Mohali district, Punjab
Rajeev RanjanPathak et alIntensifies tuberculosis case finding in nutritional rehabilitation centers of Bihar
DhrubajyotiDeka et alA comparative study of the same day sputum microscopy with the conventional method in diagnosis of sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis
Rajabhau D Yeole et al Introduction of a system of TB case notification among private practitioners in Dehradun city: Is it operationally feasible?
Deshmukh et al Qualitative evaluation of Patient and Providers reported determinance of Multi drug resistant TB Treatment default in Nagpur, India
Anand et alAssessment of the sediment re-decontamination technique in recovering tuberculosis bacilli from cultures contaminated on Lowenstein Jensen medium
Kali Prosad et al Impact Assessment of Mass Media Campaign on Tuberculosis – A study in six states in India
Deepti et alSimulated Patient Study among non-Allopathic Healthcare Providers – Project Axshya
