Diagnostic Delay Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Before, During and After COVID-19 Pandemic in Yichang City, China: A Longitudinal Study Based on Tuberculosis Surveillance Data
Compared to the pre-pandemic period, the overall interval from the onset of symptoms to the diagnosis of PTB patients shortened during and post-COVID-19 pandemic. Additional improvements in early diagnosis are needed for elderly patients and rural residents through the use of reliable diagnostic methods.
Authors
- Lei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8902-3262)
- Hualei Xin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8944-3980)
- Xiaoyou Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4216-2142)
- Hao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2742-691X)
- Jianchun Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3215-2821)
- Jianhua Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5856-8702)
- Ye Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-4046)
- Zhongjie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3570-3286)
- Ping Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-6790)
- Jianxing Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9696-2460)
- Zhili Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9237-6176)
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Second Hospital of Yichang (CN)
- Beijing Chest Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-025-00419-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- China Medical Board
- Peking Union Medical College
- National Key Research and Development Program of China