[The efficacy of the ambulatory treatment of patients with newly detected pulmonary tuberculosis].

Scientific rationale has been provided for the fact that new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis can be successfully treated in the outpatient setting. The paper suggests that the pattern of a tuberculous process and the patient's socioeconomic status and education level should be taken into account while choosing a treatment regimen. Indications, contraindications, necessary conditions for outpatient treatment are defined.

[The organization of the dispensary observation of patients with respiratory organ sarcoidosis].

The paper deals with organizational questions regarding monitoring survey of respiratory sarcoidosis patients in anti-tuberculous institutions. It is suggested to recognize among the VIII group registrants subgroups A, B and D including patients with active sarcoidosis, stable regression, marked pneumosclerosis with respiratory distress. The authors give details how to distribute patients by subgroups, a scope of control examinations, rules of withdrawal from the follow-up.

[Preliminary results of a study on shortening periods of treatment and temporary disability of patients with tuberculosis of the respiratory organs].

Clinical trials aimed at decreasing the terms of treatment and temporary disability in various categories of new cases of tuberculosis of the respiratory organs were conducted. It was shown to be possible at the account of decreasing the hospitalization period and increasing the role of controlled outpatient therapy.