The first use of penicillin in the United States
- PMID: 18626052
- DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-2-200807150-00009
The first use of penicillin in the United States
Abstract
The first use of penicillin in the United States occurred in 1942 and saved a moribund patient who had beta-hemolytic streptococcal sepsis. Some of the circumstances involved in obtaining and using the drug are described.
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The first use of penicillin in the United States.Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jan 20;150(2):145-6. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-2-200901200-00018. Ann Intern Med. 2009. PMID: 19153417 No abstract available.
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The first use of penicillin in the United States.Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jan 20;150(2):145. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-2-200901200-00017. Ann Intern Med. 2009. PMID: 19153418 No abstract available.
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The first use of penicillin in the United States.Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jan 20;150(2):146. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-2-200901200-00019. Ann Intern Med. 2009. PMID: 19153421 No abstract available.
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