title: Follow-up Study of Retreatment TB Patients with Sputum Smear and/or Culture Positive Two Years after They were Declared Cured with First-line Anti-TB Drugs in Shandong Province.
abstract: This study aimed to learn the recurrence rate in the retreatment TB patients with sputum smear and/or culture positive (ss+ and/or c+) two years after they were declared cured, and to explore causes of recurrence in order to improve long-time treatment outcome. 5 cities were selected as research locations. Recurrence of TB was judged by chest X-ray examination together with sputum smear and culture examination. Questionnaire was carried out to collect data on treatment history, demographics and possible risk factors. Chi-square test and logistic regression were conducted using SPSS in this study. As the result, 99 active TB patients were identified and the recurrence rate was 16.67% and irregular medicine and smoking were the causes of the recurrence. The retreatment TB patients with sputum smear and/or culture positive in this study had higher recurrence rate and health education work on regular medication and smoking should be strengthened.
authors.affiliation: Chest Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan 250013, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Chest Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan 250013, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Chun Yan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: National Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevension, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Chest Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan 250013, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Ming Li
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Chest Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan 250013, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Zhi Min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Chest Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan 250013, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Xiao Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Chest Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan 250013, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Science and Technology Department, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Guang Xue
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents