Epidemiology of drug–resistant tuberculosis in Hunan China over a 10–year period
This study presents a 10-year epidemiological assessment of DR-TB in Hunan Province, China, covering 2014-2023. A disproportionately high burden was observed among middle-aged and older male farmers. The predominance of INH-R TB and MDR-TB, together with distinct regional and demographic risk profiles, underscores an urgent need to strengthen TB control measures. These results support the implementation of targeted interventions, including intensified screening in high-risk populations and in high-incidence areas, along with optimized treatment regimens, to curb the ongoing DR-TB epidemic in South-Central China.
Authors
- Fanyan Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4682-5895)
- Hua Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0448-4052)
- Jingwei Guo
- Yunhong Tan
- Jue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6305-4298)
- Di Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0851-7269)
- Wenbin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0935-7124)
- Xi Yang
- Zhenhua Chen
- Yi Liu
- Jie Duan
- Wang Peng
- Xiaojie Wan
- Xuan Zeng
Institutions
- Hunan Province Chest Hospital (CN)
- University of South China (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1771140
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province
- National Key Research and Development Program of China