A cross-sectional survey of performance of chemotherapy for echinococcosis in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the performance of echinococcosis chemotherapy in echinococcosis endemic areas in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region (Xinjiang).Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University,Hoboksar Mongolia autonomous county,Ermin and Yumin counties from April to June in 2013.Results A total of 329 echinococcosis patients were surveyed,and chemotherapy was provided according to WHO echinococcosis treatment recommendation,the standard treatment rate was and non-standardized medication was 49.2％ (162/329) and 50.8％ (167/329),respectively.Conclusion It is necessary to standardize the chemotherapy of echinococcosis in some echinococcosis endemic areas in Xinjiang.The comprehensive prevention and treatment include standardized diagnosis,surgical treatment and chemotherapy as well as follow up for individualized treatment.