Comparative Therapeutic Field Trials of G.s. 2989 and Oxytetracycline in Trachoma.
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چکیده
G.S. 2989 Hcl (Pfizer) is a new tetracycline derivative without any generic name. In a cinico-cytological study by Nema, Nath, Bal, and Shukla (1964) on 48 trachomatous cases treated by G.S. 2989 Hcl (025 per cent. in oil) the antibiotic was found quite effective against trachoma and associated bacterial conjunctivitis. It was observed that the drug could produce 66-7 per cent. cure of trachoma after four weeks of continuous treatment. The following study was undertaken to judge the definite place and optimum concentration of G.S. 2989 in the mass treatment of trachoma.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 49 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1965