The organization and efficacy of the hospital treatment of patients with newly detected pulmonary tuberculosis in Siberia
Krasnov, V.A.; Potashova, V.A.
Problemy Tuberkuleza 1992(11-12): 17-19
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-9533 PMID: 1289878 Document Number: 389132
Analysis of the clinical observations of 2049 patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis has demonstrated that 54.3% of them had the destructive phase, 52.2% bacilli excretion, 20.7% the neglected forms, and 64.3% attendant diseases. The absence of bacilli was found in 82% of the patients with the destructive forms (in 5 months' period after hospitalization), and elimination of caverns in 74.5%. The most serious defects were found in the organization of a diagnostic and therapeutic process. The complex of measures has been suggested to promote heightening of treatment effectiveness in newly detected patients at the hospital stage.