Abstract: Objective To analyse the 270 cases of retreated smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis during the period 1993 1997 in order to provide references basis for tuberculosis control.Method To collect all registered new and retreated smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases since the World Bank Tuberculosis Control Project had been carried out in Shunde city of Guangdong province.We analysed the items of case finding,the ratio of initially treated and retreated smear positive patients and others. Result All the registered cases were detected by clinical consultation of symptom.The general hospital were the main mode of detection(63.7%).The trend of ratio of initially treated and retreated smear positive patients was decreased year by year (1∶1.6 in 1993 and 1∶0.3 in 1997).The most of retreated cases were related to them who had been treated in general hospital.Conclusion It is an effective way to manage TB patients under TB Control Center for reducing the retreated smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Centralize management