We only manage to track 60 percent of TB patients.
And doctors should know about the status of TB patients, because that will help determine the treatment.
Many of the TB patients who received care before the quake saw their treatment interrupted and as a result became more infectious.
Many cities have had to tailor their efforts to the new breed of TB patient.
In 2001, doctors from the organization published a paper about a group of TB patients they treated in 1994.
The hospital treats 60,000 patients a year, 5,000 of which are TB patients.
But at least they aren't all looking like TB patients anymore.
The result, he contends, is a test that can determine within minutes the best treatment for a TB patient.
In 2009 there were 20-25 TB patients admitted, both male and female.