THE STRUCTURE OF GROUPS AT RISK FOR TUBERCULOSIS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE PHTHISIATRICIAN DISTRICT AT VARIOUS SCHEMES IMMUNODIAGNOSTICS OF TUBERCULOSIS
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the changes in quantity and structure of groups at high risk of tuberculosis, depend on the replacement of the traditional way of diagnostic (by allergen tuberculosis purified liquid in the standard dilution for intradermal use - PPD-L) by the new tuberculosis infection screening technology in children older than 8 years, examined by intradermal test with recombinant tuberculosis allergen Diaskintest (CFP10-ESAT6). The official annual reports on tuberculosis in one of phthisiatrician districts in city of Stavropol were analyzed. The new screening technology for tuberculosis infection in children older than 8 years will be able to decline the number of people who are in groups of high risk for tuberculosis. The change of criteria for a selection in high risk groups led to increase amount of the adolescents who are examined by phthisiatrician. The proportion of adolescents in a population became the same as the proportion in the high risk groups of phthisiatrician.