[Antibiotic prophylaxis in emergency abdominal surgery].

The effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis was analysed in 1054 emergency operations (337 patients were included in the experimental group and 717 patients in the control group). The amount of suppurations was reduced from 11.5% to 5.

[Clinico-laboratory evaluation of the effectiveness of the new aminoglycoside antibiotic brulamycin (tobramycin) in treating surgical infections].

The clinico-laboratory estimation of brulamycin in the treatment of 50 patients with severe wound infections showed its high efficacy with respect to gram-negative microflora and in particular Ps. aeruginosa (94 per cent of the sensitive strains). Satisfactory into the affection foci and a long-term maintenance of its therapeutic levels in the host allowed one to recommend the antibiotic for the treatment of patients with complicated purulent affections and first of all systemic infections.

[Use of antibiotics for the prevention of postoperative suppurative complications in planned surgery].

Two methods for antibiotic prophylaxis in scheduled surgical treatment were studied comparatively. In the main group antibiotic prophylaxis with respect to 621 operations was started simultaneously with premedication, the duration of the course being defined by the operation type. With respect to 252 pure operations antibiotics were not used in 69.