Over 12 years, the incidence of tuberculosis in Crimea has decreased by 62%

At the same time, according to the specialist, the epidemic situation regarding tuberculosis in the republic remains tense. First of all, this is due to the peculiarities of the modern course of tuberculosis, characterized by an acute progressive course of the process, as well as drug resistance of the pathogen.

The only way to detect the disease in the early stages of development is annual preventive examinations. The examination is carried out both in medical organizations and during on-site professional events — for this purpose, district and city hospitals are equipped with mobile digital fluorographs.

The main symptom of tuberculosis is a prolonged cough. If a person develops a cough that lasts more than three weeks, it is necessary to consult a physician. The doctor will order a sputum test and an x-ray examination,” noted the chief Crimean phthisiatrician.

In the Republic of Crimea, on the basis of the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Republic of Crimea “Crimean Republican Clinical Center for Phthisiology and Pulmonology” there is a bacteriological laboratory, which is equipped with modern diagnostic equipment. The complex for molecular genetic research in “real time” makes it possible to identify resistance to isoniazid, rifampicin and fluoroquinolones (anti-tuberculosis drugs used in tuberculosis chemotherapy) within 24 hours, which allows timely initiation of the most effective treatment according to the sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Treatment of patients with tuberculosis is a serious and complex task that requires concentrated efforts of medical workers, the patient himself and his family members. In the Republic of Crimea, all patients are provided with anti-tuberculosis drugs in accordance with the sensitivity of the pathogen“, the doctor summarized.

source: press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Crimea