[The choice of antibacterial therapy for the children with labial and palatal cleft admitted to a surgical clinic].

For the purpose of the present study, faucial smears were obtained for the microbiological examination and the choice of adequate antibacterial therapy from the children presenting with pathological changes in the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue ring (congenital isolated labial and palatal cleft). The majority of the patients were children during the first year of life who had Gram-negative microorganisms in the oral cavity from day 1 after admission to the surgical clinic. The data obtained show that the development of intercurrent diseases and postoperative complications can be prevented by the parenteral application of cephalosporins of the III and IV generations as well as by oral administration of cefixime and protected aminopenicillins.