title: Annual meeting of the Tuberculosis Surveillance and Research Unit, 2008.
abstract: The Tuberculosis Surveillance and Research Unit (TSRU) held its last annual meeting in Helsinki, Finland, from 1 to 4 April 2008. Several topics of current interest for tuberculosis (TB) research and new research projects were presented and discussed in depth by 60 delegates from Europe, Africa and Asia. This paper summarises some of the highlights of the meeting which may be of interest to epidemiologists and managers active in the field of TB.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Lung Association, Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Zellweger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verver
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van den Hof
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hesseling
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: van Leth
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Rieder
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Borgdorff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D019233:Retreatment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant