[The centralized mycobacteriological laboratory is a necessary component of a phthisiological service in large towns of Russia].
The paper presents the main points of the authors' own concept of the centralization of mycobacteriological service in large towns of the Russian Federation. The main points of step-by-step organizational and methodological measures required to solve this problem are described in detail. Consecutive measures to realize the proposed mycobacteriological service centralization model originated in January 2004 on a model of the Moscow Eastern Administrative District with 1380 thousand inhabitants are described.
Dorozhkova
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Freĭman
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Moroz
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D001432:Bacteriology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data