The Prophylactic Uses of Chemotherapy *A paper read before the Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Society on Wednesday, 9th March, 1949.
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a prophylactic of malaria was probably the only example of such use whose efficacy would stand critical examination. Listerian practice introduced the local use of antiseptics, but except for the general agreement that this was an improvement in surgical procedure there is little statistical information which allows of comparison with other methods of preventing the infection of surgical wounds. Since the introduction of the sulphonamide drugs and penicillin the bacteriostatic efficiency of these has encouraged their prophylactic use in a variety of conditions. With a few exceptions the trials have been sporadic and incompletely controlled, but some general conclusions may be drawn from the available evidence. What follows is applicable to these drugs only. Irrespective of chemical composition, they share the properties of very slight toxicity, bacteriostatic action in low concentrations, and, under certain conditions, the power of inducing resistance to their action in the bacteria whose invasion they are intended to combat. This
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