[Pulmonary tuberculosis in former prisoners]

The examination of 123 former prisoners with pulmonary tuberculosis treated in the Republican Tuberculous Hospital in 1998-2000 versus 37 control patients demonstrated that the specific pulmonary process is revealed at younger age (20-39 years). The treatment effect in former prisoners by percentage of cavern closure is 1.8 times worse than in the controls. This can be explained by significantly higher occurrence of cases with drug-resistant M. tuberculosis and associated diseases.