title: [Differential-diagnostic value of detecting L-forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis].
abstract: A clinical and bacteriological study was made of 144 patients with new-onset pulmonary tuberculosis who had been treated within the first 3-4 weeks in the out- and in-patient settings for non-specific lung disease. Detailed studies found changed variants of the pathogen as L-forms in 28 (19.4%) patients, bacterial forms being undetectable. The paper shows how difficult to diagnose tuberculosis.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Golanov
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Meshcheriakov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002455:Cell Division; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Differentsialńo-diagnosticheskoe znachenie obnaruzheniia u bolńykh L-form Mikobakteriĭ tuberkulëza.