Abstract: This article analyzed the referral, tracking and arrival of 299 338 registered tuberculosis patients in Xinjiang during 2009-2015 in non TB control institutions (herein after referred to as “non TB institutions”). The results showed that the referral rate, tracing arrival rate and overall arrival rate of pulmonary tuberculosis cases and suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients reported by non-TB institutions in Xinjiang increased year by year. The rates were 18.40% (6332/34 411), 6.47% (12 482/22 103) and 60.68% (20 881/34 411) respectively in 2009, 27.74% (6058/21 838), 59.61% (8666/14 538) and 72.74% (5885/21 838) in 2010, 28.49% (6598/23 161), 70.11% (11 245/16 038) and 78.75% (18 239/23 161) in 2011, 36.48% (8800/24 125), 76.95% (11 527/14 979) and 85.29% (20 576/24 125) in 2012, 41.65% (10 282/24 685), 77.39% (10 845/14 013) and 86.75% (21 413/24 685) in 2013, 39.50% (14 334/36 326), 77.90% (16 716/21 459) and 86.60% (31 459/36 326) in 2014, 43.88% (20 181/45 986), 85.52% (20 709/24 214) and 90.05% (41 409/45 986) in 2015. The diagnosis accuracy rates of the arrival patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis as well as smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis declined. They were respectively 35.47% (7406/20 881) and 17.12% (3574/20 881) in 2009, 57.41% (9119/15 885) and 24.25% (3852/15 885) in 2010, 56.62% (10 327/18 239) and 21.74% (3966/18 239) in 2011, 41.75% (8591/20 576) and 15.59% (3207/20 576) in 2012, 43.53% (9322/21 413) and 12.88% (2757/21 413) in 2013, 36.21% (11 390/31 459) and 10.98% (3454/314 590 in 2014, 35.17% (4562/41 409) and 11.29% (4676/41 409) in 2015. The contribution rates of non TB institutions for the detection of activity pulmonary tuberculosis patients as well as smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis increased. They were 31.18% (7406/23 749) and 29.42% (3574/12 150) in 2009, 36.19% (9119/25 201) and 33.75% (3852/11 412) in 2010, 44.92% (10 327/22 989) and 42.23% (3966/9329) in 2011, 30.24% (8591/28 409) and 28.76% (3207/11 150) in 2012, 30.72% (9322/30 346) and 32.60% (257/8456) in 2013, 36.88% (11 390/30 880) and 43.49% (3454/7942) in 2014, 35.58% (14 562/32 666) and 61.06% (4676/7658) in 2015. Therefore, there is still room for improvement for the arrival rate of tuberculosis patient, and the tracing arrival rate and overall arrival rate maintain at a higher level in Xinjiang from 2009 to 2015.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Patient transfer, Management information systems, Data interpretation, statistical