[Improving the activity of the inpatient departments of tuberculosis facilities]

The state-of-the-art of care given in the inpatient departments of tuberculosis facilities (TF) in the Kemerovo Region is analyzed. Large municipal TFs have been reorganized as interregional ones with their adjacent areas being assigned. Indications for hospitalization have been formulated. Continuous supply with antituberculous drugs (ATDs) is ensured. Strict monitoring of the use of each dose of ATDs has been made. Schools for tuberculosis patients have been set up. The posts of a psychologist and a social worker have been introduced. Compulsory hospitalization of bacteria-excreting patients is used by the decision of the court. As a result of the work done, queue to be admitted to the TFs of the Kemerovo Region has been eliminated; the treatment time has been optimized. The informative value of simple sputum smear microscopy against acid-resistant mycobacteria has significantly increased. The rate of premature treatment discontinuity has reduced. The efficiency of inpatient treatment has enhanced.