[Comparative analysis of a new modification of segmental tuberculin test with the routine Koch test].

A focal reaction plays the leading role in the assessment of segmental tests (ST). The sensitivity of ST is 72.4% and that of the Koch test is 64.

[Clinical picture of genital tuberculosis in different forms of its pathogen].

Improvement of bacteriological diagnosis is of great value for the clinical picture of genital tuberculosis. The purpose of the study is to reveal the clinical features of genital tuberculosis in L-forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MBT) versus traditional bacteriological methods and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test with MBT DNA. A hundred and fourteen patients with verified active genital tuberculosis were examined.

[Polymerase chain reaction and ligase chain reaction in the diagnosis of gynecological tuberculosis].

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the ligase chain reaction (LCR) were evaluated and compared on 55 gynecological samples collected from women with active gynecological tuberculosis (Group 1), gynecological diseases other than tuberculosis (Group 2), and active tuberculosis elsewhere in the body without evidence for gynecological tuberculosis (Group 3). Acid fast staining and culture of Mycobacteria appeared to be ineffective in all specimens. The sensitivity of both amplification methods was 94.

[Features of surgery on female genital tuberculosis].

The paper gives the outcomes of treatment in 4983 patients treated at the Gynecology Clinic of the Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology in 1977 to 1999. Surgical interventions different in their scope were made in 949 (19%) females. Analyzing 526 females of them indicated that organ-saving operations were performed in most cases (80.

[Features of hysterosalpingogram in verified genital tuberculosis].

Two hundred and fifty one women were examined. Of them, 93 patients with active tuberculosis made up Group 1, 38 with inactive tuberculosis Group 2, and 120 with nonspecific gynecological diseases Group 3. In All tuberculosis was verified by morphological and bacteriological studies.