title: [Errors in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in general hospitals].
abstract: Ninety-six lethal cases of tuberculosis overlooked in general hospitals of Minsk in 1983-1989 have been analyzed clinicopathologically. The examination in general hospitals provided intravital diagnosis of tuberculosis in 18% of the cases only. The largest proportion of the overlooked cases related to disseminated tuberculosis (69.0 +/- 4.7%). Extrapulmonary tuberculosis and caseous pneumonia are also often missed in general institutions. Low detection of tuberculosis is attributed to incompetence of the internists in reading roentgenograms, inadequate phthisiatric alarm, incomplete x-ray and bacteriological examinations, especially of patients at risk for tuberculosis.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Surkova
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Dius'mikeeva
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Puchkov
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011859:Radiography; D002094:Republic of Belarus / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Oshibki v vyiavlenii tuberkuleza v lechebnykh uchrezhdeniiakh obshcheĭ seti.