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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (3): 279-284.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20220436

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Study on the role of the prefectural tuberculosis designated hospital to improve the case finding of pulmonary tuberculosis in economic undeveloped areas of Jiangxi Province

Liu Yueyuan1, Su Wei2(), Zheng Jiangang1, Wang Meng3, Zeng Zhong4, Huang Qin1, Xie Tian3, Li Renzhong2   

  1. 1Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang 330029, China
    2Department of Drug Resistance Prevention and Control, National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
    3Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Ganzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ganzhou 341000, China
    4Department of Tuberculosis, Ganzhou NO.5 People’s Hospital, Ganzhou 341000, China
  • Received:2022-11-07 Online:2023-03-10 Published:2023-03-07
  • Contact: Su Wei E-mail:suwei@chinacdc.cn
  • Supported by:
    Study on Improving the Case Finding of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Poor Areas(0525);Science and Technology Plan of Jiangxi Provincial Health Commission(20204845)

Abstract:

Objective: To explore the role of prefectural tuberculosis designated hospital to improve the case finding of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and rifampicin-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (RR-PTB). Methods: The information on tuberculosis diagnosis and drug resistance testing of active PTB patients (excluding patients with simple tuberculous pleurisy) in Ganzhou were derived from the Tuberculosis Management Information System, a subsystem of China Disease Control and Prevention Information System before (2017—2018) and after (2019—2020) the implementation of the project “Study on improving the case finding of pulmonary tuberculosis in poor areas”. While, the diagnosis and drug resistance test information of suspected PTB cases in the Fifth People’s Hospital of Ganzhou (Ganzhou Fifth Hospital) were derived from the Hospital Information System. The differences of detection in PTB and RR-PTB cases were analyzed and compared before and after the implementation of the project. Results: From 2017 to 2020, a total of 9279 suspected PTB cases were treated in Ganzhou Fifth Hospitals, and 7619 cases of PTB patients were diagnosed, including 385 RR-PTB cases. The proportion of GeneXpert MTB/RIF testing and the rate of bacteriologically confirmed PTB in patients with suspected PTB increased from 7.71% (361/4682) and 36.39% (1383/3801) before the project to 66.70% (3066/4597) and 52.46% (2003/3818) after implementation, respectively, with statistically significant differences (χ2=3464.784, P<0.001; χ2=199.388, P<0.001). After the implementation of the project, the proportion of bacteriologically confirmed PTB and RR-PTB cases detected in Ganzhou Fifth Hospitals reached 33.97% (2003/5897) and 81.31% (248/305) of the whole prefecture, respectively. Among them, 34.55% (692/2003) of bacteriologically confirmed PTB and 28.63% (71/248) of RR-PTB were smear-negative cases detected by GeneXpert MTB/RIF test. Conclusion: The case finding of PTB and RR-PTB in the whole city can be improved if the prefectural designated hospitals could adopt appropriate tuberculosis diagnosis techniques and the strategy of case finding, provide free screening for all suspected tuberculosis cases regardless of region, and interconnect tuberculosis diagnostic information with the medical and health institution in county.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Hospitals, special, Progressive patient care, Case finding, Comparative study

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