Abstract
Tube dilution studies with a new antibiotic, thiostrepton, were carried out on a series of 11 strains of nonhemolytic streptococci and 10 strains each of Streptococcus viridans, Str. pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Staph. albus and Lactobacillus acidophilus. The antibiotic has a considerable inhibitory capacity in extremely low concentrations against the microorganisms listed. Further laboratory and clinical studies of the usefulness of this antibiotic for topical therapy are indicated. Tube dilution studies with a new antibiotic, thiostrepton, were carried out on a series of 11 strains of nonhemolytic streptococci and 10 strains each of Streptococcus viridans, Str. pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Staph. albus and Lactobacillus acidophilus. The antibiotic has a considerable inhibitory capacity in extremely low concentrations against the microorganisms listed. Further laboratory and clinical studies of the usefulness of this antibiotic for topical therapy are indicated.
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