[Prevalence of tuberculosis and its specific clinical features in children].

Abstract

A retrospective study of epidemiological indices of tuberculosis in children in the Republic of Uzbekistan for the past 20 years has shown that tuberculosis morbidity rates have increased by 65.4% and by 114% in children living in the foci of tuberculosis infection. The greatest increase in its morbidity rates is observed in the Aral Sea region, which is accompanied by worse social, environmental, and economic situations. Varying tuberculosis courses are revealed in inland children, which makes it necessary to implement tuberculosis controlling measures, especially in the foci of tuberculosis infection.