[Bacteriological features of peritonitis in perforative gastroduodenal ulcer]

Bacteriological investigation of 137 probes of the exudate from the abdominal cavity has revealed positive results in 60.6%. The detection of microbial flora was the more frequent the greater was the spread and degree of peritonitis. The monoculture was revealed in 92.8%, the colibacillus being the most frequent. The isolated microbial flora was sensitive to antibiotics of the cephalosporin group.