Distribution of clinical forms of newly detected pulmonary tuberculosis among adult population of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) during the pandemic of novel coronavirus infection

The article analyzes the epidemic situation of tuberculosis and the clinical structure of newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis among the adult population, both in general on the territory of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and with the allocation of the Arctic zone during the period of restrictive measures organized to combat the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection COVID- 19. During the period of strengthening anti-epidemic and sanitary measures, there was a significant decrease in the main epidemic indicators for tuberculosis, but at the same time, the situation with the timely detection of tuberculosis among the population worsened. The proportion of newly diagnosed adult patients with destructive forms of pulmonary tuberculosis and bacterial excretion increased when self-referencing to medical organizations. A statistically significant correlation was found between the indicators of the volume and quality of preventive examinations of the population for tuberculosis and the aggravated clinical structure of newly diagnosed patients with tuberculosis.