In Russia, surgery is considered a component of treating patients with chronic TB that has been unresponsive to antimicrobial therapy, as well as newly diagnosed TB patients with complications, drug resistance, and/or intolerance to anti-TB drugs (Perelman, 2000).

May 22, 2020 · Tuberculosis (TB) is endemic, or regularly found, in Russia. In fact, Russia has the world’s 11th highest burden of TB. Compounding its status as a major public health problem is a rising incidence of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) .

May 23, 2014 · Multidrug-resistant TB and HIV coinfection represent severe threats to TB control effectiveness in Russia. New TB control strategies in the present-day epidemiological climate call for important shifts in TB facilities' networking, diagnosis, and treatment approaches.

The measures taken against tuberculosis (TB) in recent years in the Russian Federation have been highly effective. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic may seriously undermine the progress that has been made in the fight against TB.

Monitoring of the above indicators can be used to identify key in uences on the TB epidemic at national level and inform the multisectoral actions required to end TB.

Feb 6, 2023 · The study aimed to assess changes in epidemiological indicators of tuberculosis in the Russian Federation and to simulate these indicators in the post-COVID-19 period. The main epidemiological indicators of tuberculosis were analyzed with the use of government statistical data for the period from 2009 to 2021.

Data from WHO Global Tuberculosis reports suggest a more rapid decrease in tuberculosis incidence and deaths in Russia than any other high-burden country in the world.

... a shorter TB preventive treatment (TPT) regimen (3HP, 3RH, 4R or 1HP)6 ... household contacts of a person with bacteriologically confirmed DS-TB and DR-TB are investigated for signs and symptoms of TB**

The purpose of this paper is to describe the current trends of TB and MDR-TB in Russia and identify the characteristics of the traditional Russian TB control model inherited from the Soviet Union. We discuss current challenges to TB control in the country.

Jan 26, 2014 · Tuberculosis (TB) strains in Russia carry mutations that not only make them resistant to antibiotics but also help them to spread more effectively, according to an analysis of 1,000 genomes from...