Abstract:

Objective To evalute the drug resistance characteristics of tuberculosis（TB） patients of all ages in Guangdong Province during 2014-2020， and provide prevention and treatment strategies of tuberculosis. Method We used 39，048 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis （MTB） belonging to patients with confirmed TB from 2014 to 2020， from 32 TB drug?resistant surveillance sites in Guangdong Province， and we retrospectively analyzed the laboratories data of patients with drug?resistant TB， and grouped patients by age and region， to explore the trend of drug?resistance of MTB clinical isolates， the trend and incidence differences of multi?resistant TB （including monodrug?resistant TB （MR?TB）， polydrug?resistant TB （PDR?TB）， multidrug?resistant TB （MDR?TB） and extensively drug?resistant TB （XDR?TB））， and resistance characteristics of MTB clinical isolates to drugs in focus （rifampicin and ofloxacin）. Result The differences in the resistance rates of MTB clinical isolates to nine antituberculosis drugs among patients at 32 TB drug resistance surveillance sites in Guangdong Province from 2014 to 2020 were not statistically significant （P > 0.05）. The rates of MR?TB， PDR?TB， MDR?TB， XDR?TB， and total resistance isolates of MTB clinical isolates were 14.46%， 5.16%， 5.16%， 4.58%， and 1.29%， respectively. he pediatric group had a higher MR rate （15.4%） than the adult and geriatric groups， while the adult and geriatric groups had higher MDR rates （5.0% and 5.0%， respectively）. The geriatric group also had a higher XDR rate （2.1%）， with statistically significant differences （P < 0.001）. The rates of MR?TB （14.8%）， PDR?TB （5.3%）， MDR?TB （4.7%）， XDR?TB （1.4%）， ofloxacin resistance （11.33%） and rifampicin resistance （6.92%） of MTB clinical isolates were higher in patients from the Pearl River Delta than in other regions of Guangdong Province， with statistically significant differences （P < 0.001）. Conclusion According to the data from the surveillance sites， the epidemiological trend of drug?resistant TB in Guangdong Province is leveling off during the period 2014?2020. However， the incidence of drug?resistant TB is higher in specific populations （e.g. children and the elderly）， and the incidence of drug?resistant TB and the rate of drug resistance to drugs in focus are higher in the Pearl River Delta than in other regions of Guangdong Province， necessitating further investigation and the development of novel prevention and control strategies.

Key words: tuberculosis, multidrug?resistant tuberculosis, anti?tuberculosis drugs, pearl river delta, prevention and control of tuberculosis