[Therapy of anaerobic infections]

The treatment of anaerobic infections still poses various problems for the physician. The authors deal with the surgical, but also, and in particular, the antibiotic treatment of anaerobic infections. The in-vitro activities, indications, side effects and dosage recommendations of the first choice (clindamycin, metronidazole and ornidazole, cefoxitin, penicillin G) and second choice antibiotics (chloramphenicol, ticarcillin) are discussed.