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  • Title: [Long-term efficacy of full course intermittent short-course chemotherapy on new smear positive tuberculosis patients].
    Journal: Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi; 1997 Jun; 20(3):164-6. PubMed ID: 10072822.
    Abstract:
    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.
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