[Aerobic bacterial flora in the bile (author's transl)]

Bacteriological investigation was carried out on bile samples obtained during surgery from patients with multiple diseases of the biliary tract. This study, aimed only at the aerobic biliary flora, showed that the highest incidence of gacteria in the bile was found in repeat surgery for post-operative stenosis of the hepatic bile duct; second in order was lithiasis of the common bile duct. The antibiogram results on the bacterial species isolated are reported.