[Diagnosis and treatment of acute abscesses of the lungs]

Under study were results of clinical, immunological and bacteriological examinations of 130 patients with acute abscesses of the lungs. The complex treatment included antibacterial therapy taking into account the antibiotic sensitivity of the microflora, correction of disturbances of the protein and water-salt metabolism, desintoxication measures, immunotherapy and sanitation of purulent cavities and the tracheobronchial tree.