OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of full course intermittent short-course chemotherapy [2H3R3Z3S3(E3)/4H3R3], which has first been used in the National Tuberculosis Control Programme with the loan from the World Bank and its satisfactory short-term efficacy has been achieved, on new smear positive tuberculosis patients. METHOD: All new smear positive tuberculosis patients, registered by 56 counties of 12 project provinces and autonomous regions in 1992, were investigated to find out the bacteriological relapse rate 2 years after treatment. RESULT: One hundred thirty five out of 4400 patients followed up were found smear positive, with a relapse rate of 3.1%. CONCLUSION: The result suggests that the chemotherapy should be given a priority in the National Tuberculosis Control Programme because of its high cure rate.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of full course intermittent short-course chemotherapy [2H3R3Z3S3(E3)/4H3R3], which has first been used in the National Tuberculosis Control Programme with the loan from the World Bank and its satisfactory short-term efficacy has been achieved, on new smear positive tuberculosispatients. METHOD: All new smear positive tuberculosispatients, registered by 56 counties of 12 project provinces and autonomous regions in 1992, were investigated to find out the bacteriological relapse rate 2 years after treatment. RESULT: One hundred thirty five out of 4400 patients followed up were found smear positive, with a relapse rate of 3.1%. CONCLUSION: The result suggests that the chemotherapy should be given a priority in the National Tuberculosis Control Programme because of its high cure rate.
Authors: YinYin Xia; Sonu Goel; Anthony D Harries; ZhiGuo Zhang; TieJie Gao; LiXia Wang; ShiMing Cheng; Yan Lin; Xin Du Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg Date: 2014-05-25 Impact factor: 2.184