METHOD FOR COMPLEX DIAGNOSIS OF OSTEOPENIA IN PREGNANT PATIENTS WITH PERINATAL INFECTION

摘要

A method for the complex diagnosis of osteopenia in the pregnant patients with perinatal infection comprises the assay for hydroxyproline in urine and ultrasonic osteodensitometry. Furthermore, the content of vitamin D in blood serum is assayed by immunochemiluminescent technique. The decrease in vitamin D level with increasing gestation term is indicative of osteopenia.