title: [Specific features of tuberculosis in children having its different contacts with patients with active tuberculosis].
abstract: The specific features of tuberculosis and its causes on different contacts were examined. Severe and complicated forms of tuberculosis were found to be diagnosed on all types of contact, which suggests that there is an epidemiological hazard of contact with not only bacteria-isolating person (47.1%), but also with a patient who has been found to have no Mycobacteria tuberculosis (15.6%), as well as with an unknown source of infection (37.3%). The causes of local tuberculosis irrespective of the type of contact were ascertained to be inadequate use of preventive measures for its detection in risk groups, untimely identification of infection sources, poor implementation of preventive measures in risk groups followed by a phthisiologist, disease-burdened premorbidity in children, as well as social troubles in their families. The paper shows it necessary to enhance preventive tuberculosis controlling measures in risk groups.
authors.forename: Iu I
authors.initials: IuI
authors.lastname: Feshchenko
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Mel'nyk
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Mykolyshin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*