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Research Article| Volume 30, ISSUE 9, P738-740, September 1945

Oral penicillin in the treatment of gonorrhea

  • Alfred H. Free
    Affiliations
    From the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the private practice of Dr. Huffman, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the Urological Service of Cleveland City Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the Ben Venue Laboratories, Bedford, Ohio, USA
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  • Lyman F. Huffman
    Affiliations
    From the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the private practice of Dr. Huffman, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the Urological Service of Cleveland City Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the Ben Venue Laboratories, Bedford, Ohio, USA
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  • Harry R. Trattner
    Affiliations
    From the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the private practice of Dr. Huffman, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the Urological Service of Cleveland City Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the Ben Venue Laboratories, Bedford, Ohio, USA
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  • Helen B. Brown
    Affiliations
    From the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the private practice of Dr. Huffman, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the Urological Service of Cleveland City Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    From the Ben Venue Laboratories, Bedford, Ohio, USA
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.5555/uri:pii:0022214345900278
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      Abstract

      Fourteen patients with gonorrhea, both men and women, have been successfully treated with penicillin administered by mouth. In no instance was the method of treatment unsuccessful. The advantages of orally administered penicillin in therapy are discussed.
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      Article info

      Publication history

      Received: May 19, 1945

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.5555/uri:pii:0022214345900278

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      © 1945 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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