TB-related technical enquiries received in Japan, 2017-2019.

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Public Health Action Pub Date : 2022-12-21 DOI:10.5588/pha.22.0053

M Urakawa, A Yasukawa, Y Hoshino, M Ota, H Hatamoto, S Hirao, T Zama, Y Nagata, T Yoshiyama

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Abstract

Setting: Japan, an intermediate TB burden country.

Objective: To review TB-related technical enquiries received at the Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan, from January 2017 to December 2019.

Design: This was a cohort study.

Results: A total of 2,197 enquiries were analysed. On average, 61.0 enquiries/month (range: 42-81) were received. The enquiry rates were highest for the Yamanashi (4.65/100,000 population) and Ishikawa (4.55) Prefectures, and lowest in the Yamagata (0.46) and Tochigi (0.56) Prefectures. The main organisations the enquirers belonged to were local governments (n = 1,585, 72.1%) and healthcare facilities (n = 307, 14.0%). The enquirers were medical doctors (n = 391, 17.8%), nurses (n = 1,207, 54.9%), other healthcare professionals (n = 57, 2.6%), the general public (n = 168, 7.6%) and others/unknown (n = 374, 17.0%). The most frequent enquiries were about TB diagnosis and treatment (n = 501, 22.8%), including laboratory diagnosis (n = 88, 4.0%), TB treatment in general (n = 93, 4.2%) and management of comorbidities (n = 86, 3.9%), followed by contact investigations (n = 385, 17.5%) and TB in foreigners (n = 344, 15.7%).

Conclusion: As the most frequent enquiries were about diagnosis and treatment of TB, the health ministry of Japan should maintain a few specialised TB institutions with TB physicians to provide technical assistance.

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2017-2019年在日本收到的结核病相关技术咨询。

背景:日本，结核中间负担国。目的:回顾2017年1月至2019年12月日本结核病研究所收到的结核病相关技术咨询。设计:这是一项队列研究。结果:共分析了2197份查询。平均每月接获61.0宗查询(介乎42至81宗)。问询率最高的是山梨县(4.65/10万)和石川县(4.55 /10万)，最低的是山形县(0.46 /10万)和枥木县(0.56 /10万)。询问者主要来自地方政府(1585人，占72.1%)和医疗机构(307人，占14.0%)。询问者为医生(n = 391, 17.8%)、护士(n = 1207, 54.9%)、其他保健专业人员(n = 57, 2.6%)、普通公众(n = 168, 7.6%)和其他/未知人员(n = 3774, 17.0%)。最常见的问询是结核病的诊断和治疗(n = 501, 22.8%)，包括实验室诊断(n = 88, 4.0%)、一般结核病治疗(n = 93, 4.2%)和合并症的管理(n = 86, 3.9%)，其次是接触者调查(n = 385, 17.5%)和外国人结核病(n = 344, 15.7%)。结论:由于最常见的咨询是关于结核病的诊断和治疗，日本厚生劳动省应保留一些专门的结核病机构，配备结核病医生，以提供技术援助。

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