THE VALUE OF SULFANILAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS OF BLADDER AND UPPER URINARY TRACT; REPORT OF STUDY OF TWENTY-FIVE PATIENTS
Authors: William J. Ezickson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 August 1938THE VALUE OF SULFANILAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS OF BLADDER AND UPPER URINARY TRACT; REPORT OF STUDY OF TWENTY-FIVE PATIENTSWILLIAM J. EZICKSON, A.B., M.D.WILLIAM J. EZICKSON, A.B., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-2-244 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFollowing the epochal work of Domagk,1wherein he used with success the original Prontosil, in the treatment of streptococcic infections, many investigators abroad reported their findings with the use of this drug. Scherber,2Anselm,3Kramer,4and others reported excellent results from its administration in clinical cases of puerperal fever, erysipelas, etc. Following this Colebrook and Kenny5proved its value in the treatment of puerperal infection due to hemolytic streptococci. The first American report was made by Long and Bliss,6in which they corroborated experimentally and clinically the work done abroad. All this earlier work showing the value of the original...References1. DOMAGK G: Ein Beitrag zur Chemotherapie der bakteriellen Infektionen, Deutsch. med. Wchnschr., 1935, lxi, 250. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SCHERBER G: Zur lokalen und allgemeinen Behandlung des Rotlauf, in letzterer Beziehung mit besonderer Darstellung der Anwendung des Farbstoffpräparates Prontosil (Streptozon Praparat 5214) wie der Behandlungsresultate mit Omnadin, Wien. med. Wchnschr., 1935, lxxxv, 284, 346, 376; Die Behandlung des Rotlauf mit interner Prontosiltherapie kombiniert mit intravenosen Omnadininjektionen, ibid., 1935, lxxxv, 783; Zur Behandlung der verschiedenen Formen des Pemphigus chronicus mit Antileprol und Prontosil, ibid., 1936, lxxxvi, 22. Google Scholar3. ANSELM E: Unsere Erfahrungen mit Prontosil bei Puerperalfieber, Deutsch. med. Wchnschr., 1935, lxi, 264. Google Scholar4. KRAMER W: Ueber Erfahrungen bei der Erysipelbehandlung mit Prontosil, München. med. Wchnschr., 1936, lxxxiii, 608. Google Scholar5. COLEBROOKKENNY L: Treatment of human puerperal infections and of experimental infections in mice, with prontosil, Lancet, 1936, i, 1279; Treatment with prontosil of puerperal infections due to hemolytic streptococci, ibid., 1936, ii, 1319. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. LONGBLISS PHEA: Para-amino-benzene-sulfonamide and its derivatives, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cviii, 32. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. BUTTLEGRAYSTEVENSON GAWHD: Protection of mice against streptococcus and other infections by para-amino-benzene-sulfonamide and related substances, Lancet, 1936, i, 1286. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. PROOM H: Therapeutic action of para-amino-benzene-sulfonamide in meningococcal infection of mice, Lancet, 1937, i, 16. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. COOPERGROSSMELLON FBPRR: Action of para-amino-benzene-sulfonamide on Type III pneumococcus infections in mice, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1937, xxxvi, 148. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. ROSENTHAL SM: Chemotherapy of experimental pneumococcus infections, Public Health Rep., 1937, lii, 48. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. DEESCOLSTON JEJA: The use of sulfanilamide in gonococcic infections, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cviii, 1855-1858. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Report of Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, Am. Med. Assoc.: Sulfanilamide and related compounds, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cviii, 1888-1890. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication November 27, 1937.From the Calculus Research and Urologic Clinics, Department of Urology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySEVERE PYELONEPHRITIS DUE TO FRIEDLÄNDER'S BACILLUS TREATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH STREPTOMYCIN*PETER FISHER, M.D. 1 August 1938Volume 12, Issue 2Page: 244-248KeywordsBladderDrugsFeversHospitalsStreptococcal infectionsUrinary tract infectionsUrologic infectionsUrology ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...