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MESSRS. BAYER PRODUCTS, LTD., Africa House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2, have issued a booklet surveying the chemotherapy of 'Prontosil, the trade name of three varieties of the sulphonamide series of drugs. Prontosil has been found to possess active properties against human infections caused by the bacterial streptococci, and to be of great service in the treatment of puerperal fever and certain forms of blood-poisoning. It also appears to be of service in the treatment of meningitis caused by the meningo-coccus and in some other infections. The booklet gives a useful summary of the experimental work that has been done on the physiological action of Prontosil, and of its use in treatment. A bibliography of some two hundred of the more important references is appended. Although a trade production, this booklet gives a fair presentation on the subject of 'Prontosil'.
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Prontosil. Nature 142, 533 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142533a0
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