[Clinical experience with cefoxitin in the field of gastrointestinal surgery].

A total of 20 patients involved in gastrointestinal surgery was treated with cefoxitin (CFX). Ten patients were treated for postoperative infections and the other 10 patients were given CFX to prevent postoperative infections. The following results were obtained: In 10 patients treated for postoperative infections, 5 responses were judged "excellent", 1 "good", 2 "fair", 1 "poor" and 1 "unknown". In 25 strains of bacteria isolated from these patients, 21 were eradicated, 3 were replaced and 1 was unknown. In 10 patients given CFX for prevention of postoperative infections, 9 were judged "excellent" and the remaining 1 "good". No side effects were observed in any of the patients treated with CFX.

[Studies on the items for diagnosis of the vibration disease. Part 1. Examination of healthy workers using vibratory tools].

1,215 male workers using bush cleaners in Hokkaido were examined by the method based on the notification of the Labor Standard Bureau. The results obtained from clinically normal 548 workers among them were analysed especially on the finger skin temperature, vibratory sense threshold, maximum grip strength. 1) Data of the vibratory sense threshold, maximum grip strength and endurable grip strength showed normal distributions. Data of the finger skin temperature, however, showed a skewed distribution. 2) In parallel with aging, the vibratory sense threshold increased, in other words, lowered in function, and the maximum grip strength lowered. 3) The endurable grip strength measured by the five-time repetition method decreased along with aging. 4) Values of one-tail limit of the finger skin temperature were calculated in all 548 workers, and those of the vibratory sense threshold, maximum grip strength and endurable grip strength were done in each age group. The values were compared with the already proposed criteria and discussed.