Care-seeking and treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients: an analysis of real-world data from regional health information system in Ningbo City in Eastern China
The care-seeking pathway of patients with MDR-TB in Ningbo is complex. This indicates room for improvement in local diagnosis and referral services. There is a need to promote the deployment of MDR-TB screening, diagnosis, and treatment services at lower-level institutions.
Authors
- Biao Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8695-7396)
- Yanli Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4510-7883)
- Ying Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6459-3154)
- Yuxiao Ling
- Bin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7199-838X)
- Xinyi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3365-4284)
- Dan Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4761-4782)
- Yang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0561-1639)
- Lin Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-3108)
- Yiqing Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6391-3259)
- Jianmin Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3271-1662)
Institutions
- Ningbo University (CN)
- Hangzhou Normal University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TW)
- Hangzhou Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2025.2496405
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40