%0 Journal Article %A Alina Malic %A Lilia Tacu %T Characteristics of the new cases of the tuberculosis according to the method of screening %D 2013 %J European Respiratory Journal %P P4446 %V 42 %N Suppl 57 %X Background. Difficult epidemiological situation, maintance of the worthy social-economic conditions, unfavourable impact of the HIV/SIDA make the investigation of the results in the treatment of the new cases of tuberculosis according to the method of screening necessary.Objective. Study of the risc factors in the new cases of the tuberculosis according to the method of the investigation.Methods and materials. There were studied the investigation sheets of 495 patients with the new cases of tuberculosis, revealed in 2011 in the Pneumophthisiology Hospital, Chishinau. The patients were divided into two groups: group I – 207 (41, 8 %), detected by active method, and group II – 288 (58,2%) patients- by passive method.Results. Limited process was found at 163 (78,7%) patients from group I, extensive process predominated at the ones from group II- 209 (72,6%). At the majority of patients 143 (69,1%)from group I, microscopy and sputum culture were negative, but almost at the half of the patients 126 (43,8%) from group II microscopy and sputum culture were positive. The success of the treatment is high 184 (88,9%) in group I und unsatisfactory in group II - 137 (47,6%).Conclusions. At passive detecting, extensive forms, forms with bacilli excretion, grave, with complications, with the great number of risk factors (2-3) are revealed and it adversely affects the results of the treatment. The success of the treatment is high in group I und unsatisfactory in group II. To increase the effectiveness of the treatment of the new cases of tuberculosis it is necessary to improve the management of the detecting of the tuberculosis patients. %U https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/erj/42/Suppl_57/P4446.full.pdf