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...penicillin a drug or an argument? Doctors have been awed and appalled by a gusher of argumentative books and reports claiming that 1) penicillin will cure almost anything; 2) its victories have been only temporary because the bugs are fighting back. Out this week came still another. This one was authoritative: it was written by penicillin's discoverer, Sir Alexander Fleming, and a group of British colleagues (Penicillin: Its Practical Application; the Blakiston Co.; $7). The book wraps up in one well-documented package just about everything worth knowing about the wonder drug...
Overall conclusions: 1) penicillin is no cureall, but neither is it a flash in the pan; 2) penicillin's occasional failures have been due mainly to improper use.* The Fleming book is also a detailed guide to practitioners on how & when to use the drug. Items...
...Penicillin should be given as a standard practice, in most surgery; it is particularly useful in certain types of Caesarean operations which present great danger of infection...
...special purposes, penicillin can be used successfully, under a doctor's prescription, in lozenges, creams, ointments, nose sprays, snuff...
...stop too soon: it is better to give penicillin a few days too long than to risk relapse...