Abstract: Objective  To analyze the arrival situation of the suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients reported by non-tuberculosis control institutions of Nanshan district, and explore the methods to improve the arrival rate. Methods  Data of arrival situation on referral-report and arrival of 10520 suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients reported by non-tuberculosis institutions from January 2009 to December 2012 of Nanshan district were collected and analyzed with Chi-square trend test. The difference of P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.  Results The referral arrival rate were respectively 55.76%（1709/3065）,50.90%（1470/2888）,49.21%（1149/2335）and 50.45%（1126/2232）, the tracking arrival rate were respectively 57.11%（699/1224）,49.29%（521/1057）,56.39%（375/665） and 63.79%（303/475）, and the overall arrival rate were respectively 82.87%（2540/3065）,81.44%（2352/2888）,87.58%（2045/2335）and 92.29%（2060/2232）of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients reported by non-tuberculosis control institutions from 2009 to 2012 of Nanshan district. The referral arrival rate showed a declining trend（χ²_trend=17.89, P<0.001）, while the tracking arrival rate and overall arrival rate had an increasing trend (respectivelyχ²_trend=4.04, P<0.05 andχ²_trend=113.31, P<0.001).  Conclusion By taking the comprehensive interventions, and standardizing the referral and tracking procedure of the suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients, the overall arrival rate showed an increasing trend from January 2009 to December 2012 in Nanshan district.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary/prevention and control, Referral and consultation, Shenzhen city