Lobar pneumonia treated by Musgrave Park physicians.
In the decade 1935-45 the treatment of lobar pneumonia in the developed and warring world underwent a series of evolutions-anti-sera, specific anti-sera, refinement of sulpha drugs, sulpha and anti-sera, the introduction of penicillin for bacteriology, then ophthalmology, and then for penicillin-sensitive bacterial infections such as lobar pneumonia with its many Cooper types of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Penicillin for civilian use was essentially banned in World War II, a ban that early in 1941 two Musgrave Park physicians tried to circumvent. Strict secrecy on the details of penicillin production was enforced. The treatment option chosen by the Musgrave Park physicians in 1941, and the non-availability of penicillin led to sequelae affecting the post-Belfast careers of both patient and physicians.
Hedley-Whyte
John
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David S Sheridan Professor of Anaesthesia and Respiratory Therapy, Harvard University 1400 VFW Parkway, Boston, MA 02132-4927, USA. john_hedley-whyte@hms.harvard.edu
Milamed
Debra R
DR
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