Chemical Assay of Streptomycin B (Mannosido – Streptomycin)

Streptomycin

ever, certain adjuvants, e.g. para-aminosalicylic acid, may delay the development of drug-resistance. Streptomycin is not absorbed from the alimentary tract and, therefore, it must always be given intramuscularly as well as directly, where possible, into the spaces which it is desired to render free from bacteria. The drug is excreted by the kidney. After intramuscular injection an adequate blo...

Streptomycin

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Streptomycin

Streptomycin

Streptomycin

Streptomycin was one of the major medical discoveries of this century. Tuberculosis could now be cured. No longer had the patient to stay for months in a sanatorium, where cure was by no means certain, even in early cases. Many drugs were tried: creosote was a favourite in early days, apparently because it was excreted by the lungs and had an antiseptic sort of smell. Gold salts were used for q...