METHOD AND FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSING INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASE AGENTS Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: medicine; clinical practice. SUBSTANCE: method for detecting infectious and parasitic agents in analyzed drug involves producing standard preparation stained with video-specific fluorescent dyestuff, placing it on slide of fluorescent microscope stage, and illuminating the preparation with source suited to stimulate dyestuff fluorescence. Agents are searched while scanning the preparation in microscope field of vision with aid of stage followed by television sweep of microscopic images along two coordinates. Agents are identified by means of television camera which is coupled with microscope through video adapter. Computer used in the process is provided with program ensuring analysis of displayed images of agents and recording results in its storage. Facility implementing this method has fluorescent microscope with illuminating system in reflected light and system illuminating the preparation in incident light that scans microscope stage, two stepping motors, displacement system, image display system, and personal computer. Television camera of display system is mounted on microscope. Its output is connected to its interface control board through interface unit. Output of displacement system motor control unit is connected to stepping motors. EFFECT: provision for automatic identification of infectious and parasitic agents, improved scanning speed and efficiency, increased intensity of stimulating preparation in microscope field of vision. 5 cl, 2 dwg