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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2002, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (4): 219-221.

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Analysis on situation of convergence case-management of suspicious TB cases on 61 general hospitals in Fujian

CHEN Qiu yang,LIN Shu fang,ZHAO Rui ying,et al.   

  1. Fujian TB Control Institute,Fuzhou 350007
  • Online:2002-04-10 Published:2002-11-03

Abstract: Objective To investigate the situation of convergence case management of TB in general hospital,and indentify the existing problems so as to improve the future work and improve the level of tuberculosis finding.Methods Sampling 61 general hospitals and 57 anti tuberculosis institutes to examine the data concerned on convergence case management,to analyse the Results of report,transfer,sputum examination and X ray diagnosis.Results The rates of reporting,transferring and transferring of patients successfully in general hospital were 84.1%,29.2% and 70.3%.The sputum examination rate of initial patients was only 41.8%.The rate of sputum smear positive was 14.7%.These figures in general hospitals were much lower comparing to those in the anti tuberculosis institutes.Conclusion It is important to enhance the administrative intervention to promote tuberculosis convergence case management in general hospitals.

Key words: Tuberculosis,pulmonary/prevention and control, Hospital,general, Convergence Case mana gement, Fujian Province