Primary Analysis Of Bone And Joint Tuberculosis Of Hospital Patients In The First Affiliated Hospital Of Xinjiang Medical University

Objective To find out the epidemiological characteristics of bone and joint tuberculosis of hospital patients in xinjiang ,and to improve treatment effect. Distribution of bone and joint tuberculosis for sex, age, folks and suffering site 2002～2007were analyzed. Result The bone and joint tuberculosis are usually found in adults ,and the spinal tuberculosis rates of bone and joint tuberculosis is more than 85%. The sex ratio was 0.83 versus1. The prevalence in south part of Xinjiang was higher than that of north part. Conclusion The tuberculosis epidemiological situation was still serious, The efforts on tuberculosis control should be strengthened. The modern tuberculosis control strategy that focus on infectious cases should be implemented continuously. The minority nationalities and rural areas should be the priority area of tuberculosis, The case management should be strengthened in order to increase case finding for ensuring higher cure rate.