Streptomycin

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SEVERAL months have elapsed since streptomycin became available in this country for use in hospitals and then to physicians generally. Heralded at first as the final fruit of victory in the battle against bacterial infections, it seemed to be the obvious and natural supplement to penicillin and was to fill the few gaps among the infections that could not be disposed of by that potent agent. Experiences with penicillin, however, had conditioned the practitioner to expect from streptomycin brilliant, rapid and consistent results in susceptible infections and with essentially no untoward effects.It soon became apparent, however, that none of . . .
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