The profession contamination of medical personnel with tuberculosis
In the Russian Federation, tuberculosis of respiratory organs takes first range place in the structure of occupational diseases in medical institutions. Its percentage is more than half of all registered occupational diseases (50.4%- 67.9%). Especially high morbidity is observed among personnel of anti tuberculosis institutions and staff of bureau of forensic medical examination. The really effective measures, scientifically substantiated and applying epidemiological characteristics of modern tuberculosis with consideration for fast propagation of multi-resistant strains of mycobacteria, concerning prevention of this disease in personnel of medical institutions are not developed until now. The medical personnel is impacted by multitude of risk factors of social, hygienic and epidemiological character.