[Immunocytoadherence indices in evaluating the specificity and activity of an inflammatory process]

A method for determination of specificity and activity of the inflammatory process is described. The method is based on the reaction of immunocytoadherence between granulocytes with the round nucleus (nuclei) and microorganisms. The method is sensitive, as the phagocytic reaction is inhibited and the patient's blood cells interact with microbial cells due to the presence of immunoglobulins or receptors of the immunoglobulin nature, active against the causative agent of the disease, on the blood cell surface. The values of immunocytoadherence in tuberculosis, brucellosis and pneumonia are presented.