Sepsis-Induced Inhibition of Contractile Function of Lymphatic Nodes.

Inflammation accompanies most pathological processes, while the lymphatic system takes part in both the development and resolution of inflammation. We studied the contractile function of rat lymph nodes after cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). In 24 h after CLP, the mesenteric lymph nodes were removed and placed in the myograph chamber.

[Microbiological blood studies in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in adolescents].

Luminescence bacterioscopy of capillary blood has been found to be an additional rapid laboratory method that verifies a clinical diagnosis in cases of negative sputum bacterioscopic tests in 48.8% of the adolescent patients. The Boy luminescence microscopy shows that in adolescent tuberculosis patients, Mycobacteria are significantly more frequently present in the capillary blood (72.

[Experience in the use of disposable packages for sterilization of medical items].

Disposable packages for medical items sterilization, manufactured by Vipack Medical (Finland) have been tested to demonstrate that it is strongly advisable that they may be employed at the treatment and prophylactic institutions of the USSR. The nomenclature of the packages holding promise for use has been delimited.