[The organization of prophylactic measures among children living in rural foci of tuberculous infection].

An epidemiological situation in the foci of tuberculous infection was studied in some rural areas of Uzbekistan. 74.1 per cent of the children lived in the foci of tuberculous infection estimated as belonging to group I epidemiological risk. The incidence of primary infection in the children from the foci was 10 times higher than the average republic rates. 96 per cent of the cases were from the foci of group I epidemiological risk.