Medical Academy, Tver, Russia
Aim. Assessment of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of gastrointestinal microflora in patients with chronic cholecystitis. Materials and methods. Bacteriological analysis of biopsy samples of esophageal and gastric mucosae as well as stool samples was performed in 10 healthy volunteers and 28 patients with chronic cholecystitis. Results. Opportunistic microorganisms are acquiring greater significance in formation of gastrointestinal microbiocenosis. Significant increase of both isolation rate and density of gastrointestinal tract colonization by staphylococci, enterobacteriae and anaerobic microorganisms was revealed. Conclusion. Obtained results showed abnormalities of microbiocenosis of esophageal and gastric mucosae and presence of intestinal disbacteriosis of different degrees of intensity.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2008, No. 4, P. 103—105