[Symptomatic case findings of pulmonary tuberculosis].
One of the major way to find pulmonary tuberculosis cases, especially cases with positive sputum, is "by symptoms". This clinic, together with the medical staffs at various health institutions, took five years to set up a tbc finding network in this city. The definite range of duties and a series of grading and examining criteria were put out. This efficient network shortened the average time that patients were transferred from general hospitals to antituberculosis clinic from 34.6 days in 1983 to 19.4 days in 1987. Consequently, the rate of medical delay decreased also, from 40.5% to 33.0%. Although the prevalence rate of tbc. cases reduced yearly in this city, the case finding rate of patients with positive sputum increased, from 1.5/10,000 to 2.0/10,000. It is confirmed by 5 years' practice that this network could raise the efficacy of case finding.
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Shanghai Tuberculosis Control Centre.
D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*