Tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Patient instructions for sputum collection
Control group:None
Sponsors
Shenzhen Third People's Hospital/ Shenzhen National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We consecutively approached and enrolled ambulatory or hospitalized individuals with signs or symptoms of TB.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1: Those diagnosed by the research physician with other diseases (including NTM infection) or who were completely excluded from having TB were excluded 2: those younger than 5 years or older than 80 years at the time of the study were excluded 3: those with confusion or serious illness who were unable to cooperate with the researcher 4: those who had completed TB diagnosis or were receiving anti-TB treatment at the time of the study were excluded 5: those without clear reason and no sputum microbiological examination were excluded 6: those who did not sign written/oral informed consent were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mtb Culture Positive Rate;AFB-Smear Positive Rate;Gene Xpert MTB/RIF Positive Rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sputum number per patient;Sputum quality; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhen Huang
Shenzhen Third People's Hospital/ Shenzhen National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases
Outcome results
None listed