METHOD FOR PREDICTING EFFECTIVENESS OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY IN CHRONIC TONSILLITIS

摘要

FIELD: medicine.;SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, particularly to laboratory examinations and can be used in selection of therapeutic approach to tonsillitis. The method involves microbiological study of tonsil lacunae contents. It involves detection of microorganism types and concentration. And if the association shows one or more microorganisms which are not normal tonsil lacuna inhabitants in concentration ≥10⁵ CFU/ml, photodynamic therapy is predicted to be inefficient. The fact that test object is microflora enables to determine an etiological agent, as well as degree of activity of inflammatory process whereat photodynamic therapy aims.;EFFECT: method allows determining objective indications for photodynamic therapy in chronic tonsillitis that ensures more effective treatment of the patients.;1 tbl, 2 ex