Tertiary care centre as safety net of tuberculosis diagnosis in National tuberculosis elimination programme in India

Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik, S and Selvaraju, S and Padmapriyadarsini, C (2022) Tertiary care centre as safety net of tuberculosis diagnosis in National tuberculosis elimination programme in India. Tertiary care centre as safety net of tuberculosis diagnosis in National tuberculosis elimination programme in India, 9(7) (2911-2915).

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Abstract

About one-fifth of the global gap in TB diagnosis was contributed by India which translates to roughly over half a million cases. Meanwhile the National tuberculosis elimination programme has made coordinated efforts to involve public and private health providers in accelerating TB notification. Government medical colleges which are tertiary care centres act as important catchment point for referral as well as for walk-in for tuberculosis diagnosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the proportion of TB cases notified from various departments of medical colleges to NTEP for TB diagnosis and referral pattern of the presumptive TB patients. This was a descriptive study. Data were collected of all presumptive TB patients referred from various departments of 4 selected tertiary care centres to NTEP for TB diagnosis between 1 January to 31 December 2018.

Affiliation:	ICMR-National Institue for Research in Tuberculosis
Item Type:	Article
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/2278

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