Article ID: CBB632433460

A introdução da penicilina nos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal (1944-1946) (2016)

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The Portuguese Red Cross began to import of penicillin regularly following September 1944. Until June 1945, the humanitarian institution controlled the distribution of the antibiotic, subsequently, due to the increase in world production penicillin began to be imported by means of the pharmaceutical industry. We consulted and analyzed files of patients admitted to Coimbra University Hospitals between September 1944 and August 1946. These files, located in Coimbra University Archive, enabled us to collect information on the introduction of penicillin and on the first cases treated with the antibiotic at these hospitals. In the present paper, we aim to shed some light upon how penicillin was received in one of the main Portuguese central hospitals, the frequency with which it was prescribed, the most common diseases in which the antibiotic was utilized, the dosage administrated, the length of the treatment and the physicians responsible for prescribing the antibiotic.

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Authors & Contributors
Victoria Bell
Santesmases, María Jesús
Bud, Robert
Lobo de Araújo, Maria Marta
Landas, Marc
Wainwright, Milton
Concepts
Penicillin
Antibiotics
Hospitals and clinics
Medicine
Infectious diseases
Public health
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
18th century
Places
Portugal
United States
Brazil
Lisbon (Portugal)
Baltimore (Maryland, U.S.)
Spain
Institutions
Red Cross Societies
St. John's University (New York)
Pfizer, Inc.
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Medical Research Council (Great Britain)
Universidade de Coimbra
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