[Bacterial lesions of the biliary tract in viral hepatitis]

Various microorganisms, mostly staphylococci in association with E. coli and fungi of the genus Candida, were isolated from the bile of most of the viral hepatitis and angiocholecystitis patients. The bile was found to have a weak antibacterial effect on staphylococci. In the presence of bile changes occurred in the bactericidal properties of a number of antibiotics, this effect depending on the type and the concentration of the secretion. These data should be taken into consideration while choosing chemotherapeutic preparations for the treatment of the bacterial lesions of the biliary tracts.