PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS DETECTED DURING MASS SCREENING AND BY REFERRAL TO MEDICAL UNITS

• Main Authors: N. A. Zubova, E. B. Tsybikova, V. V. Punga, T. P. Sabgayda
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: NEW TERRA Publishing House 2016-11-01
• Series: Tuberkulez i Bolezni Lëgkih
• Subjects: tuberculosis; fluorography; active detection; bacillary excretion; pulmonary cavities
• Online Access: https://www.tibl-journal.com/jour/article/view/952

In Russia tuberculosis patients are detected during preventive mass screening and by self referral to medical units with clinical signs of the disease.Goal of the study: to compare pulmonary tuberculosis patients detected during mass screening and by self referral to medical units with clinical signs of the disease.Materials and methods: Data about 446 pulmonary tuberculosis patients treated in Republican TB Dispensary of Saransk in 2012-2014 were retrieved from Rosttsat Forms no. 8 and 33 and Russian Ministry of Health Reporting Forms (Edict 50). Statistica software was used for data processing.Results. Among 446 pulmonary tuberculosis patients detected in 2012-2014, the part of those detected during mass screening made ¾ out of total number, and those detected by self-referral made ¼, however the latter group of patients was significantly more dangerous from epidemiological point of view, since among them the part of those with long period of the disease before treatment start was higher, the positive sputum tests were more often observed as well as pulmonary cavities and primary MDR compared to the patients detected during mass screening.The obtained results point out at the need to focus on mass screening in the targeted groups of population concentrated around sources of infection.