METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS OF PYELONEPHRITIS ACUTE STAGE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, urology. SUBSTANCE: method involves assay of enzyme complex activity in urine patient for the first hours of hospitalization. Activity of the following enzymes of oxidoreductase class are determined: lactic acid dehydrogenase, succinate dehydrogenase and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Serose stage of an acute pyelonephritis is diagnosed at activity of the first, second and third enzyme below 1.62, 1.58 and 21.10 mcmole/l/min, respectively. Suppurative stage of an acute pyelonephritis is diagnosed at activity of the first, second and third enzyme above 1.7, 1.6 and 22.2 mcmole/l/min, respectively. Method ensures to determine stages of an acute pyelonephritis. EFFECT: simplified method, improved precision. 1 tbl