COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN SAMARA REGION
The article represents the data of comparative analysis of clinical characteristics and indices of the efficiency of chemotherapy among tuberculosis patients in 2006 and 2010. The number of AIDS patients suffering from tuberculosis has increased, as well as the number of people with middle and higher education and drug addicts. There are less people with late diagnostics of tuberculosis illness.
Еlena V. Sukhova, Doctor of Medicine, Professor of Samara State University of Economics; Тatyana N. Matkina, Head of Department N2 in Regional Tuberculosis Hospital; Аndrey А. Kachalin, Head of Department N6 in Regional Tuberculosis Hospital; Viktor М. Sukhov, Doctor of Medicine, Professor of Samara Medical Institute “Reaviz”.