EXPERIENCES IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS WITH SULFANILAMIDE, SULFAPYRIDINE AND SULFATHIAZOLE; A REVIEW OF PREVIOUSLY REPORTED CURED CASES WITH THE REPORT OF FIFTEEN TREATED CASES INCLUDING ONE CURE AND ONE ABORTED CASE
Authors: Howard E. Heyer, Ford K. Hick
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 August 1941EXPERIENCES IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS WITH SULFANILAMIDE, SULFAPYRIDINE AND SULFATHIAZOLE; A REVIEW OF PREVIOUSLY REPORTED CURED CASES WITH THE REPORT OF FIFTEEN TREATED CASES INCLUDING ONE CURE AND ONE ABORTED CASEHOWARD E. HEYER, M.D., FORD K. HICK, M.D., Ph.D.HOWARD E. HEYER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FORD K. HICK, M.D., Ph.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-2-291 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe advent of new chemo-therapeutic agents has provided the physician weapons with which to combat infectious endocarditis. While the majority of cases treated with sulfanilamide and its derivatives progress to a fatal issue, a definite minority have been shown to reach a stage of apparent clinical cure. Thirty-one cases which have been cured by the use of sulfanilamide and its derivatives have been gathered from the literature. For convenience the essential data have been collected in tabular form (chart 1). Undoubtedly, other additions will be made as chemotherapy becomes a more generally utilized means of treatment. In addition to the...Bibliography1. LONGBLISS PHEA: The clinical and experimental use of sulfanilamide, sulfapyridine and allied compounds, 1939, Macmillan & Co., New York. Google Scholar2. KLEERÖMER PHH: Prontosil bei Streptokokkenerkrankungen, Deutsch. med. Wchnschr., 1935, lxi, 253-255. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. MCQUARRIE L: Report of cases treated with sulfanilamide, Jr. Pediat., 1937, xi, 188-194. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. HUSSEY HH: Probable bacterial endocarditis apparently cured with sulfanilamide, Med. Jr., Dist. Columbia, 1937, vi, 275-276. Google Scholar5. MAJORLEGER RHLH: Recovery from subacute infectious endocarditis following prontosil therapy, Jr. Am. Med. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication March 15, 1941.From the University of Illinois, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Research and Educational Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois.†Resident Physician, Research and Educational Hospital.‡Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPneumococcal endocarditisSubacute bacterial endocarditis of nonstreptococcic etiology 1 August 1941Volume 15, Issue 2Page: 291-303KeywordsChartsChemotherapeutic agentsChemotherapyEndocarditisHospital medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...