Because of the difficulty in locating monitors, at present most tuberculosis victims in Taipei have family members as their monitors, with the public health nurse periodically checking whether the medication is being administered correctly by a home visit or over the phone.
由於觀察員難覓，目前台北市的肺結核病患多數都由家屬擔任觀察員，再由公衛護士定期家訪或電話監督家屬確實給藥。