[On early transfer of new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis to outpatient treatment]. / O rannem perevode na ambulatornoe lechenie vpervye vyiavlennykh bol'nykh tuberkulezom legkikh.

Based on 228 clinical cases, the authors propose procedures for complex two-stage (inpatient and outpatient) treatments of new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis by using intermittent intravenous chemotherapy that makes it possible to have a high therapeutic effect in a short space of time, to reduce the duration of hospital treatment substantially, to on the average 2-4 months, and to ensure controlled chemotherapy at the outpatient stage.

[Specific features of the course of pulmonary tuberculosis concurrent with liver pathology]. / Osobennosti techeniia tuberkuleza legkikh u bol'nykh s patologiei pecheni.

The study was undertaken to reveal clinical, biochemical, morphological, and immunological features of pulmonary tuberculosis concurrent with liver pathology. Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who suffered from liver diseases were found to have more marked clinical signs, such as subfebrile temperature, weight loss, elevated levels of aminotransferases and gamma-glutamyltransferase. Morphological studies of liver biopsy specimens indicated that the rates of necrosis and inflammatory infiltration were higher in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and CHC and substantially lower in CHB and alcoholism. Impaired immunity involved primarily the phagocytic link.