Framycetin sulphate (Soframycin) as a pre-operative bowel-sterilizing agent.
The author has investigated the bowel-sterilizing powers of framycetin sulphate, and has compared its potency with that of neomycin. He has found that the drug is well tolerated, and not toxic in doses which are sufficient to suppress faecal organisms satisfactorily.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000628:therapy*; D005601:Framycetin; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009355:Neomycin; D011300:Preoperative Care
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005601:Framycetin; D009355:Neomycin
ANTIBIOTICS/therapy; INTESTINES/pharmacology; PREOPERATIVE CARE