Non-drug therapy of tuberculosis: from Chekhov to the present day
https://doi.org/10.18093/0869-0189-2025-35-3-423-432
Abstract
The success of antibacterial therapy has overshadowed non-drug pathogenetic methods of tuberculosis treatment. However, the growth of drug resistance requires not only the search for new reserve drugs for the treatment of the disease but also the active study and conscious use of longknown non-drug methods.
The aim of the work was to familiarize doctors with the main directions of non-drug pathogenic treatment and to create motivation for a more detailed study of individual directions and their implementation in clinical practice.
Conclusion. The use of most non-drug treatment methods is justified from the point of view of modern understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease. Evidence criteria have to be developed for a more complete study of their effectiveness and subsequent inclusion in clinical guidelines.
Supporting agencies: The authors declare the lack of external funding for the publication of the article
About the Authors
S. V. Smerdin
State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Moscow Region “Moscow Regional Clinical Tuberculosis Dispensary”: Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (“MONIKI”)
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Sergey V. Smerdin - Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Chief Physician, Moscow Regional Clinical Tuberculosis Dispensary; Head of the Department of Phthisiology, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (“MONIKI”).
Ul. Dubki 7, Zdravnitsa, Mytishchi, Moscow region, 141132; ul. Shchepkina 61/2, Moscow, 129110; tel.: (496) 588-41-29
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The author declares that there is no conflict of interest
M. V. Vershinina
State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Moscow Region “Moscow Regional Clinical Tuberculosis Dispensary”: Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (“MONIKI”)
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Maria V. Vershinina - Doctor of Medicine, Phthisiologist, Pulmonologist, Moscow Regional Clinical Tuberculosis Dispensary; Professor, Department of Phthisiology, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (“MONIKI”).
Ul. Dubki 7, Zdravnitsa, Mytishchi, Moscow region, 141132; ul. Shchepkina 61/2, Moscow, 129110; tel.: (496) 588-41-29
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M. A. Plekhanova
State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Moscow Region “Moscow Regional Clinical Tuberculosis Dispensary”: Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (“MONIKI”)
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Maria A. Plekhanova - Doctor of Medicine, Deputy Chief Physician for Scientific Work, State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Moscow Region “Moscow Regional Clinical Tuberculosis Dispensary”; Professor, Department of Phthisiology, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (“MONIKI”).
Ul. Dubki 7, Zdravnitsa, Mytishchi, Moscow region, 141132; ul. Shchepkina 61/2, Moscow, 129110; tel.: (496) 588-41-29
Competing Interests:
The author declares that there is no conflict of interest
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Smerdin S.V., Vershinina M.V., Plekhanova M.A. Non-drug therapy of tuberculosis: from Chekhov to the present day. PULMONOLOGIYA. 2025;35(3):423-432. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18093/0869-0189-2025-35-3-423-432
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