The analysis of the origin of the tubercular patients in the program of tuberculosis control in Longyan city of Fujian

Objective　The essay analyses the conditions of the program of tuberculosis control and the origin of the tubercular patients in 1999 in Longyan of Fujian province.Methods　According to the origin of the tubercular patients in the program of tuberculosis control in 1999,we angalysed the case-finding work of tuberculosis.Results　573 smear-positive patients are under the program of our management,71.4 percent of which have previously been examined in general hospitals.Also,It's found that the rate of the Initial cases were higher than that of the patient voluntarily to be examined in the Antituberculosis institute (P＜0.01).Conclusion　This fact illustrates that the tuberculosis patients are majorly detected in the general hospitals and it is a necessary and long-term work to set up the clinics for the tuberculosis in antituberculosis institute.