Aureomycin in Ophthalmology

Aureomycin in ophthalmology.

AUREO0MYCIN has now become established as an important and powerful antibiotic and has proved itself effective in several ophthalmological infections which failed to respond to other treatment. A preliminary' report has already been made from this clinic on the use of this drug in ophthalmology (Duke-Elder and others, 1950). The present communication describes our further experiences with this ...

Aureomycin

Aureomycin in Brucellosis

other. However, scores of remedies that were offered for this disease included physical therapy with short wave diathermy, artificial fever, ultaviolet irradiation, roentgen-ray therapy of spleen, non specific foreign protein shock therapy as T.A.B. vaccines intravenously, N.A.B., antimony compounds, acriflavine, mercuro? chrome, trypan blue, methyl violet etc., paraaminobenzoic acid, and the w...

Aureomycin in trachoma.

A FEW reports have recently appeared in the literature concerning the efficacy of aureomycin (Lederle) in various types of ophthalmic infection, including trachoma. Thus, Braley and Sanders (1949), Moutinho and others (1949), Duke-Elder and others (1950), and Bellows and others (1950) report encouraging results from the use of this drug in trachoma. Since the total number of cases treated was e...

Aureomycin in Trachoma.

DEAR SiRs-I think the paper published by A. J. Boase in the October, 1950, issue of the British Journal of Ophthalmology, regarding the treatment of trachoma by means of aureomycin, might give unwarranted hopes to those practising in heavily infected areas like ours. Boase has completely disregarded the secondary bacterial infection which is always the cause of severe clinical signs in trachoma...