Penicillin-resistant Bacterial Endocarditis Treated by Penicillin and Streptomycin
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Penicillin in Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
IN the autumn of 1944 a small committee was formed in Belfast to investigate the clinical applications of penicillin, and for various research projects special supplies of penicillin were received from the Medical Research Council of Great Britain. In February, 1945, the committee agreed to accept responsibility in Northern Ireland for a thorough clinical trial of penicillin in subacute bacteri...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1951
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4708.653