• 1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China;
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  • 3. ;
LiangZongan, Email: liang.zongan@163.com; HeJianqing, Email: jianqhe@gmail.com
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Objective To understand basic characteristics and clinical features of tuberculosis in Mianyang, Sichuan, and to investigate the risk factors of two case-finding methods for tuberculosis:"passive finding" and "active screening". Methods One-hundred and seventy-five active tuberculosis patients screened by physical examination in 21 villages of Fucheng and Jiangyou from June 2013 to March 2014 were included. Information about basic characteristics and clinical features of tuberculosis was collected using questionnaire, chest X-ray and laboratory examinations. We also applied binary logistic regression to explore the risk factors of finding for tuberculosis. Results In all 175 tuberculosis patients, 41.71% were over 60 years old and 73.71% were farmers. Productive cough over two weeks was the most common symptom, accountting for 58.29%. 19.63% were sputum smear-positive while 70.87% were PPD-positive. Binary logistic regression analysis demonstrated that tuberculosis history significantly influenced the findings for tuberculosis (OR=15.809,95%CI: 6.708~37.258). Conclusions Active tuberculosis patients screened by physical examination in Mianyang, Sichuan were mainly elderly male over 60 years old and farmers, with single pulmonary symptom as the primary clinical feature. The patients with tuberculosis history may be found by "passive finding".

Citation: HuangWeiwei, ChenHua, ChenJian, DuXinmiao, OuXuemei, LiangZongan, HeJianqing. A Study on Tuberculosis Characteristics and Risk Factors of Case-finding Methods for Tuberculosis in Mianyang City. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2015, 14(2): 186-189. doi: 10.7507/1671-6205.2015047 Copy

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