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Word: monilia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1955-1955
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...intestine is not the only organ troubled by the Monilia fungus. This microorganism was first found in the throat (in cases of thrush), also occurs regularly in the vagina. Many women who take aureomycin or related antibiotics develop a stubborn inflammation of the vagina and perineal region. Sometimes the organism spreads over large areas and reaches the lungs or brain heart or kidneys. There have been cases in which a child's entire body has been covered with itchy inflammation. In treating such cases of moniliasis, still another antibiotic has been found to help undo the harm wrought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Misuse of Antibiotics | 11/21/1955 | See Source »

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