[Increasing the general practitioner's role in detecting patients with tuberculosis].

Due to the fact that the concept of detection of tuberculosis mainly using fluorographic studies have been long existing in Russia (for about 40 years), the general practitioners have lost their skills in differentiating tuberculosis from other lund diseases, eventually leading to its late diagnosis and a higher proportion of advanced tuberculosis cases. Recommendations are given how to involve general practitioners in detecting patients with tuberculosis actively.