title: The first use of penicillin in the United States.
abstract: The first use of penicillin in the United States occurred in 1942 and saved a moribund patient who had beta-hemolytic streptococcal sepsis. Some of the circumstances involved in obtaining and using the drug are described.
authors.affiliation: Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon 97210, USA.
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins