[Short-term and long-term surgical prophylaxis with pefloxacin].

In the present study the efficacy and safety of pefloxacin (400 mg/5 ml vial) intravenously administrated for surgical prophylaxis was assessed. Nine hundred and fifty-two patients were treated (599 M, 343 F), with a mean age of 57.9 years +/- 18.

[A case of voluminous serous cystadenoma of the ovary. Clinico-social considerations].

The case of a voluminous serous cystadenoma of the ovary in a young woman is reported. At a time when health education and diagnostic progress have significantly modified the evolution of such neoplastic growths, the remarkable size of the tumour (28 litres of serous liquid), the absence of any complications whatsoever and the youth of the patient make the case particularly interesting and trigger a number of remarks on social factors.

Charge-transfer complexes of hematoporphyrin having a pharmacological interest.

Complexes formed by hematoporphyrin with donor molecules were prepared and isolated. Among these complexes particular attention is given to that formed by reacting dimethylaminoethanol with hematoporphyrin. Some data are reported on the chemical evidence of formation like u.