On pyoculture according to Delbet. Bokastova (New Chir. Arch., vol. 3, b. 1)

Abstract

The past war produced a huge number of wounds complicated by infection and posed special problems for the surgeon in terms of predicting and treating such wounds. In a number of cases of such wound infections it seems to be very important to establish a prediction as to the severity of the infection. Meanwhile, bacteriological examination of pus and isolation of bacteria in pure cultures cannot answer this question. To solve this problem, Delbet proposed his method, which he called "pyoculture," which makes it possible to predict the outcome of the infection's fight with the organism.

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