EXPERIENCE IN USING DIASKINTEST IN AN UNFAVORABLE EPIDEMIC SITUATION AREA
Tuberculosis epidemiological parameters were analyzed in children in the unfavorable epidemic area in 2008-2011; followup schedules were analyzed in 142 children with positive tuberculin sensitivity; the results of preventive therapy were studied in 32 children at risk. The use of Diaskintest follow...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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NEW TERRA Publishing House
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Tuberkulez i Bolezni Lëgkih |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tibl-journal.com/jour/article/view/62 |
| Summary: | Tuberculosis epidemiological parameters were analyzed in children in the unfavorable epidemic area in 2008-2011; followup schedules were analyzed in 142 children with positive tuberculin sensitivity; the results of preventive therapy were studied in 32 children at risk. The use of Diaskintest followed by computed tomography was found to have a considerable impact on the tuberculosis epidemiological parameters of children in the Primorye Territory: as a larger number of new tuberculosis cases were detected in children, there was a better clinical morbidity structure and tuberculosis was identified in its earlier stages. Diaskintest allows unreasonable treatment with antituberculosis drugs to be avoided in 56, 20, and 64.3% of the children in Groups 6A, 6B, and 6C, respectively. The intradermal test using the Diaskintest proved to be a reliable method for monitoring the efficiency of preventive therapy. |
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| ISSN: | 2075-1230 2542-1506 |