TUBERCULOSIS TODAY: THE MAIN TRENDS OF RESEARCH ON PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Abstract

The review focuses on the main issues of epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Despite the measures taken, the number of new cases of the disease decreases slightly, as well as reducing mortality from the disease. The increase in HIV prevalence and its comorbidity in tuberculosis patients meets even greater difficulties both for treatment and for diagnosing the disease. The spread of tuberculosis with drug-resistant pathogen, especially the Beijing strain, leads to the development of severe forms of the disease, which require the use of new and highly effective technologies to cure them. In this regard, the need to develop and implement new anti-TB drugs remains relevant, and the use of surgical methods of treating and diagnosing the disease is in demand. At the same time, changes in the approaches to the early diagnosis of tuberculosis with the use of immunological tests in risk groups and screening in children, along with a change in the approach to the use of fluorography, are key points in controlling the spread of infection [3 figures, bibliography — 57 references].