Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity-Research and Public Policy Second Edition is a
collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages …

Background It has long been evident that there is an association between alcohol use and
risk of tuberculosis. It has not been established to what extent this association is confounded …

Abstract Background In 2004, tuberculosis (TB) was responsible for 2.5% of global mortality
(among men 3.1%; among women 1.8%) and 2.2% of global burden of disease (men 2.7%; …

AIMS: Tuberculosis and mental illness share common risk factors including homelessness,
HIV positive serology, alcohol/substance abuse and migrant status leading to frequent …

Background There is increasing evidence that the substantial global burden of disease for
tuberculosis unfolds in concert with dimensions of common mental disorders. Person …

Globally, an estimated 107 million people have an alcohol use disorder (AUD) leading to 2.8
million premature deaths each year. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death …

Background. Completing treatment for multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) may be
more challenging than completing first-line TB therapy, especially in resource-poor settings …

OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of initial sputum culture conversion, estimate the
usefulness of persistent positive cultures at different time points in predicting treatment …

The setting for this retrospective cohort study was a specialised tuberculosis unit in Madrid,
Spain. The objective was to describe the risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis …

Multidrug‐resistant tuberculosis (MDR‐TB) with bacillary resistance to at least isoniazid and
rifampicin in vitro is a worldwide phenomenon. Hot spots of the disease are found scattered …