Prevention of introduction and spread of tuberculosis among patients and personal in multifield military medical establishments

Abstract

The study is shown the TB prevention issues in multiprofile medical military facilities. The main of military servicemen with TB are found during the treatment of them at the military hospitals due to non-TB diseases. A longtime asymptomatic period and absence of specific clinical manifestations at the onset of the disease lead to TB diagnosis difficulties and infects a large number of around persons, including health care workers. Using the skin test with TB recombinant allergen in the standard dilution at the TB sources can allow to identify a high risk groups among health care facilities workers.