Table 2.
DST method and the source of presumptive RR-TB cases
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 10 019) | (n = 11 423) | (n = 13 069) | (n = 15 066) | (n = 18 623) | (n = 68 200) | ||
| DST method | |||||||
| Rapid | 2407 (24.0) | 3714 (32.5) | 5623 (43.0) | 8378 (55.6) | 12 501 (67.1) | 32 623 (47.8) | 0.000 |
| Traditional | 7612 (76.0) | 7709 (67.5) | 7445 (57.0) | 6688 (44.4) | 6122 (32.9) | 35 577 (52.2) | |
| The source of presumptive RR-TB cases | |||||||
| County-level hospital | 6224 (62.1) | 6722 (58.8) | 7469 (57.2) | 11 133 (73.9) | 14 155 (76.0) | 45 703 (67.0) | 0.000 |
| Prefecture-level and above hospitals | 3795 (37.9) | 4701 (41.2) | 5600 (42.8) | 3933 (26.1) | 4468 (24.0) | 22 497 (33.0) | |
Data are presented as n (%)
DST Drug susceptibility testing, RR-TB Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis