[Clinico-morphological tests to assess the function of neutrophilic granulocytes]

Abstract

Clinico-morphological tests for the estimation of neutrophil granulocyte function were compared by their reproducibility, reliability and availability for standard clinical laboratories, and the results were analysed. Lysosomal-cationic test was offered for clinical practice, as it gives qualitative and quantitative assessment of the phagocytosis process, allows prediction of complications before their clinical onset, performance of rapid evaluation of the therapy used, reveals shifts in the level of non-specific resistance of the body. Methods of application of lysosomal-cationic test in the pathoanatomic practice have been developed for the study of intravital biopsy samples and surgical material.