title: [Antistaphylococcal bacteriostatic activity of the sera from surgical patients].
abstract: Blood serum was examined in 41 patients (operated for various forms of acute appendicitis) on the 5th--6th day after the operation when 10 of the patients developed purulent complications of staphylococcal etiology. A determination was made of the titres of beta-lysins and the bacteriostatic activity against 2 strains of S. aureus by the modified Ehrenkranz et al method. The mentioned indices were low in the great majority of cases; consequently, the appearance of purulent complications in the operated patients was independent of the antistaphylococcal bacteriostatic activity and the beta-lysin titres in their sera. Prophylactic express-immunization of a number of patients by crude staphylococcus toxoid did not influence the nonspecific humoral immunity factors.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D007114:Immunization; D008239:Lysine / Q000097:blood; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D013208:Staphylococcal Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013208:Staphylococcal Toxoid; D008239:Lysine
vernacular_title: Ob antistafilokokkovoĭ bakteriostaticheskoĭ aktivnosti syvorotok khirurgicheskikh bol'nykh