Diagnosis of respiratory tuberculosis in adolescents

Resume: Diagnosis of tuberculosis traditionally includes three stages: identification of patients, confirmation of the diagnosis and, in doubtful cases, differential diagnosis. The result of treatment, as a rule, directly depends on the timeliness of the diagnosis. A significant increase in the incidence of tuberculosis in our country over the past decade, after a long period of relative prosperity, has led to an increase in cases when the diagnosis of tuberculosis is established irreparably late. Preventive work on timely detection of tuberculosis has noticeably decreased. About 3/4 of new cases of tuberculosis are detected as a result of visits to polyclinics or hospitalization in general somatic hospitals. In such conditions, the first stage of diagnostics - the identification of patients with tuberculosis - is carried out mainly by employees of institutions of the general medical network.