Bacterial Endocarditis

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Abstract
PENICILLIN was first used in the treatment of a case of bacterial endocarditis at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1944. During the subsequent three-year period 44 patients have received this antibiotic agent with remarkable results, which are to date comparable to those reported from other large clinics. In our series 29 lives that undoubtedly would have been lost only a few years ago have been saved. On the other side of the picture, penicillin treatment is not without its technical difficulties. Attainment of cure is a lengthy and expensive process, often interrupted by unforeseen and at times tragic complications, and . . .

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