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Word: staphylococcus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1936-1936
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...cases of peritonitis due to ruptured appendix, perforated stomach ulcer or gallbladder. It has been effective in postoperative wounds, endocarditis, suppurative mastoiditis, and tonsillitis. Some cases of erysipelas (also a streptococcic infection) have yielded to Prontosilmedication. The drug also has ameliorated severe cases of carbuncles and cellulitis due to staphylococcus, a different kind of germ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Prontosil | 12/28/1936 | See Source »

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