title: [The optimization of the corticosteroid therapy of patients with destructive pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: Corticosteroids were administered in 120 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis during the morning hours every other day in association with tuberculostatic agents. It was found that corticosteroids in a dose similar to 15 mg of prednisolone did not influence the efficacy of antibacterial agents while an increase to 20 mg used for not less than 2 months increases the treatment efficacy to 83.3% and over 3 months--to 89.5%.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Iareshko
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Optimizatsiia kortikosteroidnoĭ terapii bol'nykh destruktivnym tuberkulezom legkikh.