Current issues in global tuberculosis control

Current motor control issues in stroke rehabilitation.

The science of motor control provides dynamic and intriguing study for practical problems of concern to neurorehabilitation specialists. Two areas of present interest and controversy in stroke rehabilitation are addressed in this issue of NeuroRehabilitation. Section I of this jou'rnal will highlight current issues on the controversies of strengthening spastic muscle and forced-limb usage as th...

Tuberculosis in the UK, 1994: current issues and future trends.

Tuberculosis control in the Americas: current approaches.

Tuberculosi remains a serious public health problem in the Americas, and it has not declined as rapidly or as much as experts projected it would in the 1940's. Scientific advances in control of the disease over the last three decades have produced effective chemotherapeutic agents, established the immunizing capacity of BCG vaccine, and demonstrated the superior value of bacteriologic diagnosis...

Progress of DOTS in global tuberculosis control.

Current Issues on Molecular and Immunological Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) traditionally relies on smear microscopy and culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from clinical samples. With recent advances in technology, there have been numerous efforts to develop new diagnostic tests for TB that overcome the low sensitivity and specificity and long turnover time associated with current diagnostic tests. Molecular biological tests...