Analysis of Tuberculosis Infection and Preventive Treatment among Close Contacts in Different Types of High Schools in Qingpu District of Shanghai
Hu Jingfei
Zhou Hongrang
Zhou Zhe
Li Yongqi
Han Rongrong
Wang Wanhong
Li Guifu
Kong Wen
Abstract：OBJECTIVE To provide reference for tuberculosis prevention and control in schools by analyzing the infection of close contacts(close contacts)in 8 sporadic cases of tuberculosis in high schools in Qingpu District.METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on 8 sporadic tuberculosis cases in high schools in Qingpu district from 2018 to 2020,and the differences of tuberculosis epidemic characteristics,close infection and prophylactic medication in vocational high schools and ordinary high schools were discussed.RESULTS In three years,there were 5 cases of tuberculosis epidemic in vocational high schools and 3 cases of tuberculosis epidemic in ordinary high schools,and 192 cases and 209 cases of students were identified as close contacts,and the close contacts were determined to be 38.4 and 69.7.The latent infection rates of tuberculosis were 7.45％in vocational high schools and 14.14％in common high schools,the difference was statistically significant.There were 5 cases of TST strong positive in vocational high school and 7 cases in ordinary high school.Among them,the number of cases which took preventive medicine is 0 and 5.CONCLUSION The Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Schools in China define close contact groups in a user-friendly and more precise manner.Although the dense latent infection rate of tuberculosis in vocational high schools is lower than that in ordinary high schools,the frequency of the epidemic is higher,and the rate of prophylactic medication is lower.Strengthening the prevention and control measures of TB epidemic in vocational high schools is the key to reduce the epidemic of TB in high schools.
Keywords：ShanghaiQingpu districthigh schooltuberculosisepidemic
Publication Date：2023-12-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 78-81 )