[Antibacterial prophylaxis and treatment of wound infection in the light of the development of the ideas of Z. V. Ermol'eva].

At present we use antibiotics in treatment of wound infections on the basis of the teaching of Z. V. Ermolyeva on their prophylactic and therapeutic value developed during the Great Patriotic War. We consider that along with thorough primary surgical treatment the use of antibiotics in cases with open fracture is indicated. In "clear" operations on the bones and joints we use antibiotics only in patients with risk of infection. In cases with purulent infection and isolation of multicomponent microbial associations from the wound including also nonsporulating anaerobic organisms we mostly apply combined antibacterial chemotherapy with immunotherapy and surgical treatment.