title: Tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea: from yesterday until today.
abstract: Little is known about the situation of tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea despite its high TB burden, emerging drug resistance and rising HIV co-infection. This review gives an overview on the current situation of TB in PNG and identifies knowledge gaps that should urgently be addressed in the future.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Petersgraben 2, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland; Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka EHP, Papua New Guinea.
authors.forename: Serej D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ley
authors.affiliation: School of Population Health, University of Queensland, School of Population Health Building, Herston Road, Herston Qld 4006, Australia.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.affiliation: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Petersgraben 2, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: hans-peter.beck@unibas.ch.
authors.forename: Hans-Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D060085:Coinfection / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: Control; Drug resistance; History; Lineage typing; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Prevention