Xin Du

TL;DR: Marked improvement in tuberculosis treatment, driven by a major shift in treatment from hospitals to the public health centres (that implemented the DOTS strategy) was largely responsible for this epidemiological effect.

TL;DR: The peak and trough of TB transmission actually are in winter and in autumn respectively after factors of delay are removed, and young person, students, patients with EPTB and relapse cases with SS+ TB are more likely to be affected by TB seasonality.

TL;DR: The sheer scale of the data handling and the intricate functions that the China TBIMS performs makes it stand apart from the electronic information systems for TB adopted in other countries.

TL;DR: China now has a chance to cement its status in TB control by strengthening future financing and ensuring ongoing commitment to quality service delivery, and jeopardise investments made for MDR-TB control and care.

TL;DR: Almost one in every five patients diagnosed with TB in this study was unknown to local or national TB control programmes, and is recommend strengthening TB data management practices, particularly in the eastern and central regions, and developing specific guidelines for reporting paediatric TB and TB pleurisy.