THE STATE OF LABORATORY SERVICE FOR TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSIS IN THE SIBERIAN AND FAR EASTERN FEDERAL DISTRICTS

The paper characterizes the laboratory service that carries out microbiological tests to diagnose tuberculosis in 12 and 9 subjects of the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts, respectively.The efficiency of tuberculosis detection was evaluated by light microscopy of Ziehl-Neelsen- stained smears during primary health care for the population. There were changes in the efficiency of detection using different microbiological diagnostic methods in the bacteriological laboratories of tuberculosis facilities in 2008 to 2012.Emphasis is laid on the topical moments in laboratory service work, which require further improvement and optimization.