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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (9): 1015-1020.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2019.09.019

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A review of research progress on the management of tuberculosis patients based on digital technology

Zhi LI,Hui ZHOU,Xiao-jun CHEN,Li-jie ZHANG,Sen-lu WANG,Hui ZHANG,Xiao-qiu LIU()   

  1. Department of Chronic Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Suqian Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Province, Suqian 223800, China
  • Received:2019-08-06 Online:2019-09-10 Published:2019-09-06
  • Contact: Xiao-qiu LIU E-mail:liuxq@chinacdc.cn

Abstract:

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic respiratory infectious disease which seriously endangers human health and threatens human life. The implementation of DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course) strategy has made great achievements in TB control. One of the core elements of DOTS strategy is directly observed treatment (medication) for TB patients supervised by medical staff; however, there are still many problems in the actual implementation process, especially in countries and regions with limited resources. The advent of the network era and the prominence of mobile terminal devices have made it possible to put forward a patient-centered management strategy based on digital technology. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the application of digital technology in the management of TB patients, and provide reference for the prevention and control of TB.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Case management, Computer communication networks, Review literature as topic