[Use of the method of immunothermistography in obstetrical practice]

This paper presents results of testing pregnant women for staphylococcal antigen sensitization using immunothermistography (ITG). The ITG is based on registration of environmental heat conduction change with a microthermistor resistor during antigen-antibody reaction. The study group comprised 75 pregnant women immunized by staphylococcal anaphylotoxin and nonimmunized pregnant and nonpregnant women. Blood alfa-antistaphylolysin levels showed a close direct correlation with ITG findings. Combined use of these methods identified a population of pregnant women requiring immunization.