Investigation of 3-year inpatient TB cases in Zunyi, China: Increased TB burden but improved bacteriological diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As one of the top three high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, China is a country where the overall TB incidence continues to decline. However, due to its large population and area, the increased TB burden exists in regional areas.

Methods

This retrospective study analyzed local inpatient pulmonary TB cases in the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (AHZMU) from January 2016 to December 2018 in a high TB incidence and economically-less-developed area of China. Four methods, acid-fast bacilli stain, culture, Xpert and LAMP, were used to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), while proportional method and Xpert were used to identify rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB). Case number, treatment history, M.tb confirmed TB and rifampicin

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9381004 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature