Publications by authors named "Maryna Kulish"
Objective: The aim: To establish the clinical and pathogenetic role of glucocorticoid imbalance as an important link of impairment of the adaptive system homeostasis and to determine ways of its correction as a way to increase the effectiveness of the pulmonary tuberculosis treatment.
Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The effectiveness of glucocorticoids in the pulmonary tuberculosis treatment was studied in 304 patients, of which 134 patients (group 1) received only antibacterial therapy, 67 patients (group 2) were supplemented with glucocorticoids (20-30 mg of prednisolone, daily, in 3 doses, with their cessation by gradual reduction of dose). 103 patients (group 3) also received antibacterial therapy in combination with glucocorticoids (20-30 mg of prednisolone, in the morning, in a daily dose every other day, cessation was carried out simultaneously without reducing the dose).