TY - JOUR AU - Weiss, Emilio AB - THE EFFECT OF ANTIBIOTICS ON AGENTS OF THE PSITTACOSIS­ LYMPHOGRANULOMA GROUP II. THE EFFECT OF AUREOMYCIN FRANK M. GOGOLAK AND EMILIO WEISS* From the Department of Bacteriology and Parasitology, The University of Chicago, Chicago 37, Illinois Aureomycin hydrochloride was obtained from Aureomycin (Duggar, 1948) has been the Lederle Laboratories in 100 mg sterile am­ found to be very effective against poules, as distributed for human intravenous in­ agents of the psittacosis-lymphogranu­ jection. Just prior to its use, the drug was dis­ loma group in experimental infections solved in sterile distilled water to make a stock (Wong and Cox, 1948; Wagner, 1949; solution of 10 mg of aureomycin per ml. Sup­ sequent dilutions were prepared to contain the Wells and Finland, 1949) as well as in desired amount in 0.25 ml of fluid. Aureomycin numerous clinical trials as reported, in quantities up to 2.5 mg per embryo, as used among others, by Woodward (1949), in these experiments, did not prevent normal de­ Brainerd et al (1949) Wright et al velopment and hatching of chick embryos. (1948), Runyan et al (1949), and Robin­ For histological investigations, enough virus (1000 LD ) was given to kill unprotected embryos son (1950). It is TI - The Effect of Antibiotics on Agents of the Psittacosislymphogranuloma Group JF - The Journal of Infectious Diseases DO - 10.1093/infdis/87.3.264 DA - 1950-11-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/the-effect-of-antibiotics-on-agents-of-the-psittacosislymphogranuloma-NyGSnUsLSH SP - 264 EP - 274 VL - 87 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -