METHOD FOR EARLY DIAGNOSING INTRAUTERINE BACTERIAL INFECTION IN PREMATURE NEW-BORN CHILDREN BELONGING TO THE RISK GROUP

摘要

The proposed method for early diagnosing intrauterine bacterial infection in premature new-born children belonging to the risk group implies analyzing the humoral immunity of the new-born child. The method consists in determining the content of the C3a component of the C3 complement in the umbilical blood of the new-born child. The presence of intrauterine infection is diagnosed if the content of the said component exceeds 350 ng/ml.