L. Canicola Infection Treated by Penicillin

Chemotherapy and immunity in Leprospira canicola and l. icterohaemorrhagiae infections

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Adult respiratory distress syndrome in Leptospira canicola infection.

A man was admitted to the Johannesburg Hospital with a history of fever, diarrhoea, and dry cough for four days. He began to produce bloodstained sputum and was found to have severe arterial hypoxaemia. Radiography showed widespread opacification over both lung fields, and the clinical and haemodynamic features were consistent with the adult respiratory distress syndrome. Serology for Leptospir...

Amino acid utilization by Leptospira canicola.

L-forms of Staphylococcus epidermidis induced by penicillin.

L-forms of S. epidermidis were induced at 35 degrees C with the use of an L-form medium with penicillin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of L-form induction and demonstrate whether the origin of the clinical strains affects the frequency of L-forms induction, as well as to study whether the time of action of the antibiotic has an influence on frequency of L-form induction.

Penicillin in Guinea-Worm Infection