[Optimization of the detection, diagnosis, and prevention of advanced forms of pulmonary tuberculosis]

A rise in the number of patients with disseminated and advanced forms of tuberculosis becomes a great problem in phthisiology. The quality of tuberculosis control depends on the organization of examination of patients with the suspected tuberculosis etiology of the disease. Thus, the authors propose to optimize both general and addressing tuberculosis controlling measures, which include among them to improve general practitioners' qualification as the latter largely determines the efficiency and timeliness of verification of a tuberculous process.