[The diagnosis of intestinal dysbacteriosis by the spectrum of fecal amino acids]. / Diagnostika disbakterioza kishechnika po spektru fekal'nykh aminokislot.

As reveals in the analysis of 45 fecal specimens taken from patients, the occurrence of amino acids of indigenous origin increases with the increase of the imbalance in the intestinal microflora (31.2% in dysbacteriosis of the I degree and 75% in cases of the III degree). The presence, or absence, of beta-aspartyllysine, beta-aspartylglycine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, 5-aminovalerianic acid, lactosolysine, fructosolysine, ornithine is the sign of the development of dysbacteriosis.

[A method of rapid indication of an antigen]. / Sposob ékspress-indikatsii antigena.

A simple and sensitive method for rapid detection of an antigen is offered. 0.025 ml of antiserum is placed on the slide, 0.025 ml of clarified extract containing the antigen added, and then 0.025 ml of intact 20.10(6) suspension of Kowan 1 Staphylococcus strain is added. When antigen-antibody complex is forming, staphylococcal cell aggregation starts. A staphylococcal reagent, manufactured by the Pasteur Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Leningrad, may be employed, this making the method more available. The indication sensitivity is 0.2-1.25 mln cells per ml, this value depending on the bacterial species.

[Improved sanitary bacteriological control of dairy production]. / Sovershenstvovanie sanitarno-bakteriologicheskogo kontrolia molochnoi produktsii.

Investigation of bacterial contamination in curds and sour cream, and experimental studies on survival rate of a number of pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms in these products have permitted standardization of the products with respect to coliform bacteria. A permissible level has been determined for bacterial contamination of curds and sour cream.

[Microfloral changes in the small and large intestines of chronic enteritis patients on diet therapy including sour milk products]. / Izmenenie mikroflory tonkoi i tolstoi kishki u bol'nykh khronicheskim énteritom pri dietoterapii s vkliucheniem kislomolochnykh produktov.

The microflora of the small and large intestines was studied in 105 patients with chronic enteritis. Significant amounts of various microorganisms were detected in the small intestine. The content of E. coli, bacteroids, bifidobacteria in feces diminished, while that of staphylococcus, enterococcus and fungi rose. The patients were given diet N 4 (intended for enteritis patients) containing lactic acid products (200 ml, 5 times/day, during 24 days); 38 patients received shubat, 30--koumiss and 37--kefir. Koumiss proved to be most effective in the treatment of intestinal dysbacteriosis. Shubat possessed a lower antibiotic activity. Kefir administration did not produce significant shifts in the intestinal microflora. Lactic acid products were ineffective in fungous and Proteus dysbacteriosis. Koumiss and shubat could be recommended for the therapy of certain types of intestinal dysbacteriosis, thus restricting the use of antibacterial drugs.

[Effect of dietotherapy incorporating koumiss and shubat on vitamin B12 absorption in the intestines and on its content in the blood of chronic enterocolitis patients]. / Vliianie dietoterapii s vkliucheniem kumysa i shubata na vsasyvanie vitamina B12 v kishechnike i soderzhanie ego v krovi u bol'nykh khronicheskim énterokolitom.

The intestinal absorption of vitamin B12 and its blood content have been proved to lower in patients with chronic enterocolitis. Dietetics including kumiss and shubat promotes normalization of vitamin B12 absorption (p less than 0.05), its blood content growth (p less than 0.05), the intestinal microflora becoming normal.