[Methodological approaches to the rapid determination of the sensitivity of the causative agent of gas gangrene to antibiotics].

The results of the studies on development of a rapid assay of antibiotic sensitivity of gas gangrene causative agents with their high nutrient requirements under obligatory anaerobiosis are summarized. The data on development of a uniform standard nutrient medium with the use of dry components made in the USSR are presented for the first time. The medium is intended for rapid assay of antibiotic sensitivity of the main causative agents of gas gangrene, i.e. C. perfringens, C. oedematiens, C. histolyticum and C. septicum.