title: New uses for old drugs.
abstract: Existing therapies are often tried when new diseases are discovered or new manifestations of known organisms are recognized. This article reviews the successful application of older commonly used antibiotics to several representative "new" or "newly recognized" illnesses. Examples include new uses for the antistaphylococcal agents, penicillin, the tetracyclines, erythromycin, vancomycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, pyrazinamide, metronidazole, clindamycin, and others.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abrutyn
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents