Hepatic Abscess Secondarily Infected: Penicillin Treatment
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The list of organisms sensitive to penicillin 18 growing, and it is likely that some organisms 0riginally classed as non-susceptible may be brought within its sphere of influence, with 'variations in the technique of administration. The following case is of interest in that two ?f the organisms concerned have been regarded almost completely insensitive, and yet in this ^stance seem to have been affected by penicillin.
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دوره 80 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1945