[The methodological aspects of identifying the etiological significance of anthropogenic pollution in the genesis of chronic bronchitis].

The paper is concerned with multifactorial assessment of the air anthropogenic contamination effect on development of chronic nonspecific pulmonary diseases, chronic bronchitis (CB) in particular. Methodological approaches to identify etiological significance of anthropogenic effects in CB genesis include measurements of the air contaminants, calculation of the total contamination index, selection of the study and control territories, analysis of medical documents, conduction of wide-scale medical examinations. CB developing in the conditions of the above contamination is characterized by obstructions, bronchospastic components, other separate or systemic disorders.

[Change in the content of serum immunoglobulins A, G, M in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and alcoholism during antibacterial and anti-alcoholism therapy].

Serum immunoglobulins A, G, M in 93 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and suffering from alcoholism at the same time (a core group) were investigated in the course of a combined therapy. A control group consisted of 44 pulmonary tuberculosis patients who were nonalcoholics. Examinations were carried out on their admission to a hospital and 3, 6 and 9-12 months after treatment.

[Electron microscopy of Haemophilus influenzae].

The electron microscopic study of H. influenzae standard strains, serovar b, in the capsular and noncapsular forms has revealed the pronounced pleomorphism of these organisms in successive generations.