Ambulatory Treatment and Public Health Measures for a Patient with Uncomplicated Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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In Hong Kong, there are more than 7000 notified cases of tuberculosis (TB) each year. Ambulatory chemotherapy has been the mainstay of anti-TB treatment. The majority of notified TB cases are managed in the chest clinics of the Tuberculosis & Chest Service (TB&CS) under the administration of the Department of Health (DH). Others are treated at various medical units of the Hospital Authority and in the private sector. It is a statutory requirement for every case of active TB to be notified to DH according to the Prevention of the Spread of Infectious Diseases Regulations under the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 141). Notification serves two main purposes, namely, epidemiological surveillance and contact investigation. Prompt notification facilitates contact tracing procedures and helps to contain the spread of the infection. Details of the notification procedure can be found in the “Guidance notes for notification of tuberculosis”.
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Ambulatory Treatment and Public Health Measures for a Patient with Uncomplicated Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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INTRODUCTION In Hong Kong, there are more than 7000 notified cases of tuberculosis (TB) each year. Ambulatory chemotherapy has been the mainstay of anti-TB treatment. The majority of notified TB cases are managed in the chest clinics of the Tuberculosis & Chest Service (TB&CS) under the administration of the Department of Health (DH). Others are treated at various medical units of the Hospital ...
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