[Microbiology of suppurative wound in laser radiation]

Comparative quantitative and qualitative appraisal of purulent lesions of the soft tissues in surgical patients treated with the infrared lasers "Uzor" (pulse) and "Skalyar (continuous) and by the traditional methods (antibiotics, antiseptics, ointments) was conducted under clinical conditions. Abscesses, mastitis, and phlegmons were studied before and after the operation and on the 3rd, 6th, and 12th postoperative day. It was found that Staphylococcus aureus in a monoculture was the etiological cause of purulent infection in 75.2% of cases. The bactericidal effect of pulse and continuous infrared irradiation led to a decrease in the number of infected patients and more rapid cleansing of the wound. In treatment with Skalyar the focus of affection was cleaned completely by the 6th day. Qualitative improvement of the cultural, biochemical, and lysogenic properties and antibiotic sensitivity of the staphylococcus isolated from patients in dynamics during irradiation did not occur.