[Effect of sodium oxybutyrate on the development of a staphylococcal intoxication]

Sodium oxybutyrate (200 and 400 mg/kg) was found to increase life expectancy of the animals poisoned with staphylococcus toxin. The improvement of the blood supply to the bulbar structure of the brain as well as normalization of hemorheological parameters probably underlie the protective effect of the drug.