[Tuberculosis prophylaxis].

Besides definition and treatment of index cases, prophylaxis plays an important role in battling tuberculosis that is still health problem in developing countries. But, in clinical practice, there are differences about prophylaxis between countries and even in our country. Approaches to prophylaxis of developed countries and current situation of our country were looked over for this purpose.

[New treatment modalities for the cavitary lesion of drug-resistant tuberculous].

The reason for not obtaining any response to antituberculous treatment in drug-resistant tuberculous cases is the presence of the cavitary lesion. Because of the treatment difficulties in drug-resistant tuberculous (DRTb) and of the surgical complications, many new treatment modalities have been developed as an alternative intervention to surgical therapy. In this report, the use new methods such as laser, microwave and electrical field in DRTb was evaluated.