[Prophylaxis of wound infection in patients with head and neck tumors with an account of the pathogen taxonomic pattern].

The most important problem of onkology, i. e. antibiotic prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative infectious complications is touched upon in the paper. The current publications on the problem are discussed and the autors' experience on the treatment is described. The spectrum of the main pathogens of wound infections in patients with head and neck tumors is considered.