Abstract:

As one of the countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world, China needs to strengthen TB preventive treatment as a tool of achieving the global goals of the End TB. Identifying individuals with latent infection of TB and providing preventive treatment for those at high risk of developing active disease, such as HIV infections, close contacts of microbiologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients, and clinical immunosuppressed patients, are important measures to decline the risk of developing TB. In order to actively explore the management and intervention mode for the high-risk populations with latent TB infection at the grass-roots level, promote the implementation and optimization of TB preventive treatment strategies, and constantly develop and transform the preventive treatment in the direction of specialization, refinement, precision and sustainability, the Disease Prevention and Control Center of Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province established an independent TB preventive treatment clinic in February 2023. During the trial operation period, a comprehensive evaluation will be conducted on the effectiveness of outpatient operations in a timely manner. In this paper, the author will carefully analyze and summarize the work basis and main content of the construction of primary TB preventive treatment clinic based on the exploratory work conducted in Zhongmu County.

Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Infection, Preventive and protective medication, Outpatient medical treatment