Terramycin in the Control of Venereal Diseases

A New "One-Minute" Treatment of Gonorrhoea

“…Oxytetracycline was used by Robinson (1950a, b) and by Schoch and Alexander (1950), who found that the gonococci had disappeared 24 hours after a dose of I g. in 23 out of 26 patients (95 3 per cent. ).…”

Chemotherapy of Spirochetal Infections

“…over periods of 7 to 15 days, sometimes combined with intramuscular injections of bismuth.26. n, [31][32][33][34][35][36] Dunlop and Robinson,ae however, have recently reported that 0.5 gm. by intravenous injection, once a day for ment of early but of late syphilis as well, including neurosyphilis.23-2e B Y 10 days in succession, does not appear justified in the treatment of early syphilis in view of the difKculty of administration and the proved efficacy of other modes of treatment.…”

The First Decade of Antibiotics, 1941–51: Penicillin to Terramycin

“…Gonorrhoea: Hendricks, 32 Schoch, 33 Dowling, 34 and others have reported that terramycin is highly effective in the treatment of acute gonorrhoes urethritis. Wright et al , in a series of 250 patients obtained a cure rate of 98 per cent in the treatment of this infection with two 0.5 gramme doses of terramycin hydrochloride.…”