PENICILLIN AS A BLOOD COAGULANT
1947; American Medical Association; Volume: 133; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.1947.02880110066022
ISSN2376-8118
Autores Tópico(s)Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
ResumoTo the Editor:— Supplementing my letter of January 24 regarding the effectiveness of penicillin as a blood coagulant, today I found inThe JournalFebruary 1, page 354, under Current Medical Literature, the review of an article published in the Giornale di Medicina , Palermo: "Fradà directs attention to the frequency of embolism of the large blood vessels occurring in the course of penicillin therapy in acute and subacute endocarditis.... The author believes that penicillin increases coagulability of the blood."
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