TREATMENT OF SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS WITH PENICILLIN: REPORT OF CASES TREATED WITHOUT ANTICOAGULANT AGENTS
Authors: Jessamine R. Goerner, Arthur J. Geiger, Francis G. Blake
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Article1 October 1945TREATMENT OF SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS WITH PENICILLIN: REPORT OF CASES TREATED WITHOUT ANTICOAGULANT AGENTSJESSAMINE R. GOERNER, M.D., ARTHUR J. GEIGER, M.D., FRANCIS G. BLAKE, M.D., F.A.C.P.JESSAMINE R. GOERNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR J. GEIGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANCIS G. BLAKE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-23-4-491 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe attempt to cure subacute bacterial endocarditis with penicillin was a natural sequel to similar earlier efforts with the sulfonamide group of drugs, with which the results had proved successful in sporadic cases.1Limiting factors in the control of the infection with the sulfonamides have included the resistance of the usual causative organism, theStreptococcus viridans, and the toxicity of the sulfonamide compounds when administered in the large doses and long courses required to achieve prolonged bacteriostatic concentrations in the body. Although the resistance of theStreptococcus viridansto penicillin is generally known to be relatively high as compared with...Bibliography1. 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