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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2006, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 28-30.

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The analysis of causes that result in re-treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Zhejiang

Xu Xuqing,Chen Kun,Li Qun.   

  1. 1.Zhejiang University School of Medicine,Hangzhou 310031,China
  • Online:2006-01-10 Published:2006-11-03

Abstract: Objective To study the different causes that result in re-treatment of drug-resistant and drug-sensitive TB in Zhejiang in order to find the risk factors that result in acquired drug-resistant TB.Method 15 counties were randomly selected from 30 surveillance counties of a global drug-resistance surveillance of TB project of WHO.Drugresistance and drug-sensitive TB cases were intaken continuously in each counties.The method of epidemiological survey with questionnaire was used.Results Between drug-resistance and drug-sensitive TB,there was no significant difference in the proportion of initial treatment unit and management mode.But there was difference in the proportion of re-treatment cluration and re-treatment causes.The main reasons of re-treatment were that the patients who treated in general hospital,or did not manage by health workers or irregularly treated.Conclusion The risk factors that result in acquired drug-resistant TB were long-term re-treatment and irregularly treated.

Key words: Pulmonary tuberculosis/prevention and control, Tuberculosis,Drug-resistant, Zhejiang