METHOD OF DETERMINING CHLAMYDIA INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61B10/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to field of medicine, namely to allergology and pulmonology. In order to determine Chlamydia infection in patients with bronchial asthma clinical and anamnestic indices are given points, which are summed up. Presence in patient's family of chlamydiosis (any localisation) - 3 points; presence of Reiter's syndrome in parents - 3 points; duration of bronchial asthma disease for more than 2 years - 2 points; exacerbation of bronchial asthma 2 times per year and more often - 3 points; progressing course of bronchial asthma - 3 points; presence of three and more chronic diseases of different organs and systems of organism - 3 points; presence of intoxication symptoms - 1 point; frequent stresses - 1 point; work at an enterprise with harmful work conditions - 1 point; smoking and/or alcoholism and/or drug addiction and/or toxicomania - 2 points; living in difficult climatic conditions for more than 10 years - 1 point. Total sum of points equal or more than 13 testifies to Chlamydia infection in patients with bronchial asthma.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to determine Chlamydia infection in patients with bronchial asthma.

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