[The results of bile culture after selective sampling of the main biliary tract via endoscopic catheterization. The relation of the microbes isolated, the anatomicopathologic picture and the possibility of septic complications following endoscopic cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)].

Selective sampling from the main bile way using endoscopic catheterization was used in the attempt to establish parameters capable of identifying patients at risk of septic complications following endoscopic cholangiopancreatography. The results obtained evidenced a significant relationship between neoplastic type obstructions of the main bile way, age of patient and positive bile culture with increased risk of septic complications. The advisability of using local and/or systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in elderly patients with suspected neoplastic obstruction of the bile way and thus candidates for endoscopic cholangiopancreatography is considered.

[Comparative evaluation of norfloxacin and cinoxacin in the therapy of complicated infections of the urinary tract].

A randomized clinical study was conducted in order to compare the effectiveness of norfloxacin and cinoxacin in complicated urinary tract infections. Norfloxacin proved effective in 80% of the 40 patients treated, cinoxacin in only 60%.

Clinical and pharmacokinetic study of cefotetan in biliary tract infections: preliminary report.

Twelve hospitalised patients, affected by biliary tract infections, were treated with cefotetan at dosages ranging between 4 and 6 g daily i.v. In only 11 patients was the aetiological agent identified.