METHOD FOR ASSESSING ACTIVITY OF INFLAMMATION IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER AND CHRONIC RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE

摘要

The method for assessing the activity of inflammation in the children with the acute rheumatic fever and the chronic rheumatic heart disease comprises measurement of tumor necrosis factor alpha content in blood serum by enzyme immunoassay. The activity of the inflammation is assessed by the criterial limit of the assay.