[Method for evaluating the efficiency of treatment of urogenital tuberculosis].

INTRODUCTION

Methods for evaluating the efficiency of treatment which were developed for pulmonary tuberculosis (absence of bacterial transmission and closure of cavities) are not suitable for urogenital tuberculosis.

AIM: To evaluate the use of scoring system for assessing the efficiency of treatment of urogenital tuberculosis.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

A pilot simple open-label prospective noncomparative cohort study was carried out, which included 15 patients with urogenital tuberculosis. All patients completed the urogenital tuberculosis score upon admission and after 1 month, along with standard clinical, laboratory and X-ray examinations. We developed this score to objectify evaluate the efficiency of antituberculosis therapy and it includes clinical and laboratory manifestations of urogenital tuberculosis.

RESULTS

Eleven (73.3%) patients responded well to standard therapy, and 4 (26.7%) required therapy correction. Considering that the correction of therapy was carried out in a timely manner, the final result of the treatment was satisfactory. The efficiency of the proposed score has been demonstrated by clinical results.

CONCLUSION

Using the urogenital tuberculosis score for assessing the results of treatment of urogenital tuberculosis allows timely correction of therapy according to objective criteria.