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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 1237-1240.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2019.12.001

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Drug-resistant TB prevention needs to keep pace with the era of big data

Yong FANG,He-ping XIAO()   

  1. Clinic and Research Center of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medine, Shanghai 200433,China
  • Received:2019-10-25 Online:2019-12-10 Published:2019-12-13
  • Contact: He-ping XIAO E-mail:xiaoheping_sars@163.com

Abstract:

The contradiction between the task of the prevention and control of drug-resistant tuberculosis and the lack of means is becoming more and more prominent, and the need for accurate diagnosis and treatment is also urgent. The application of the big data in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease has formed a good beginning, and the effect is also becoming more and more important, and it is also indispensable in the prevention and treatment of the modernization of drug-resistant tuberculosis. We need to grasp the pulse of the big data era, actively realize data sharing, data intensive and data protection, and pay attention to the cultivation of relevant talents in the field of health information technology.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant, Medical informatics applications, Universal precautions, Diagnosis, Combined modality therapy, Big data