[The problems encountered in connection with the provision of the physiotherapeutic treatment for the patients presenting with tuberculosis in Saint-Petersburg].

The main statistical indicators of the activities of physiotherapy units (PTU) in the tuberculosis dispensaries (TBD) of Saint Petersburg are presented. Monitoring the compliance of the equipment available in PTU of TBD with the requirements of the modern Health Care Standard for the patients suffering from tuberculosis (TB) as approved by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation has been carried out. It has demonstrated that the current state of medical care in this country provides but the limited availability of the physiotherapeutic treatment for the TB patients. At the same time, the high coverage of the patients suffering from tuberculosis with physical therapy based at the day tuberculosis dispensaries of Saint Petersburg has been documented.