Abstract: Objective To evaluate the Results of newly registered initial treatment smear positive cases with fully supervised ambulatory chemotherapy.Methods 975 cases of initial treatment smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis registered during 1985～1999 were reviewed and analyzed including treatment regimens,supervised chemotherapy,sputum convert and cohort analysis etc..Results During 1985～1989,the 12 months treatment regimens were applied,the supervised chemotherapy rate was 82%,sputum conversion rate was 93% when the treatemtn courses completed,and cured rate was 86% by cohort analysis.Since 1990,six months short-course chemotherapy regimens,HR(L)ZS(E) were used,the supervised chemotherapy rate was over 97%,sputum conversion rate was over 96%,and cured rate was more than 90% by cohort analysis.Conclusion At present,strictly conducted DOTS strategy,especially fully supervised ambulatory chemotherapy is the best way for control tuberculosis at the population decentralized,relatively poor and extensive rural areas.

Key words: Tuberculosis,pulmonary/Prevention and Control, Beijing