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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3): 267-271.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20230436

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Thoughts on improving the tuberculosis screening policy in diabetes patients in China

Zhu Limei()   

  1. Institute for Chronic Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
  • Received:2023-12-11 Online:2024-03-10 Published:2024-03-05
  • Contact: Zhu Limei, Email: lilyam0921@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(82003516)

Abstract:

Diabetes not only increases the risk of tuberculosis, but also increases treatment failure, recurrence and death in tuberculosis patients. Based on the existing studies, the large-scale tuberculosis screening among diabetes patients in China had low yields. It may be more cost-effective to carry out tuberculosis screening in high-burden areas or diabetes patients with high-risk factors. In this paper, the author pointed out the existing problems of tuberculosis screening in diabetes patients in China, and pointed out the corresponding plans and suggestions.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Diabetes mellitus, Screening, Policy making

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