Topical Use of Neomycin

Otitis Externa

“…Collins (1943), Birrell (1945) and Jamieson (1946) employed ichthyol in glycerine. Kile et al (1950) treated pyogenic skin infections with neomycin. Stewart (1951) employed an ointment containing streptomycin.…”

Storage of Testicular Tissue at Very Low Temperatures

“…Over a large number of cases this harmlessness is unlikely to continue, but Kile et al (1952) applied neomycin to 869 cases and obtained only one sensitivity reaction. In the same paper the authors remark that some patients with haemolytic streptococcal infections did not respond well to neomycin.…”

Neomycin in Pyogenic Skin Diseases

“…Toxic effects causing kidney damage and deafness have prevented the parenteral administration of the drug, and its present use is limited to oral administration as-an intestinal antiseptic and to local application. The effectiveness of neomycin as a local application in pyogenic skin eruptions has been reported in America (Kile et al, 1950, 1952Livingood et al, 1952Kimberly, 1952 …”