TB DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT

Abstract

The role of family doctor in recognition of TB (tuberculosis) ill patients is very important. Negative social factors, addictions, chronic diseases, other infections, malnutrition increase the possibility of developing TB. Evaluation of TB criteria is essential in TB confirmation. The main attention must be payed to ethiologic diagnostics and directly observed treatment (DOTS). Doctors of different specialities: phthysiatrists, pulmonologists, internists, especially doctors of general practice must participate in process of TB diagnostics and treatment. Appropriate treatment is the main preventive measure of TB. DOTS strategy based on ethiologic TB diagnostics and standartised chemotherapy is the main strategy of TB treatment.