[The role of non-clostridial anaerobic infections in the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical aspects and treatment of inflammatory diseases of the paranasal sinuses]. / Rol' neklostridial'noi anaérobnoi infektsii v étiologii, patogeneze, klinike i lechenii vospalitel'nykh zabolevanii okolonosovykh pazukh.

This paper presents the results of clinical and bacteriological examinations of 116 patients with suppurative rhinosinusitis. Bacteriological tests under anaerobic conditions revealed in 53% of the patients nonclostridium anaerobic bacteria that were highly resistant to most antibiotics and sensitive to metronidazole and its derivatives. A protocol of conservative therapy of suppurative rhinosinusitis was developed. The protocol included etiotrophic antianaerobic drugs (metronidazole and its derivatives) and oxygenation of paranasal sinuses. This therapeutic approach yielded positive effects in 92% of the patients.

[Improving the microanaerostat model MI-752 and manufacturing simple microanaerostatic devices for cultivation of anaerobes]. / Usovershenstvovanie mikroanaérostatov modeli MI-752 i izgotovlenie prostykh mikroanaéristatnykh ustroistv dlia ku'ltivirovaniia anaérobov.

The improvements in the design of the MI-752 microanaerostat, manufactured in this country, are aimed at improving its security. These microanaerostats are recommended to be supplied with seamless cases of various volumes or the rigidity of the case fragments attachment be strengthened with bolts. Unsophisticated devices, high-volume anaerostat and ultramicroanaerostat, are suggested. The former is made of a glove steam sterilizer prechamber, the latter of a glass can, 0.5-0.8 1 volume, with a hermetically screwing lid. Both anaerostats are supplied with 2 taps to be filled with oxygen-free gas mixtures. These apparatuses are simple, convenient, reliable; among their advantages are glass walls and the possibility to do without vacuum pumps.