title: [Tuberculosis in Russia].
abstract: An unfavorable epidemiological trend in tuberculosis morbidity and mortality has been registered in the last decade. The number of newly detected cases and mortality in 1997 vs 1991 rose more than 2-fold reaching 73.9 and 16.7 per 100,000, respectively. The effectiveness of tuberculosis treatment is worsening: bacterial discharge stopped in 72.6%, destruction cavities in the lungs closed in 62.6%, clinical recovery was obtained in 17.2% of patients (relevant statistics for 1986 were 89.9, 81.6 and 21.9%, respectively). To correct the situation, government of the Russian Federation has adopted the program of tuberculosis control for 1998-2004. The Health Administration of the Ivanovo and Tomsk Regions has successfully introduced the DOTS program. Now, this positive experience is applied in other regions and institutions.
authors: V V
authors: VV
authors: Punga
authors: L P
authors: LP
authors: Kapkov
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control