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The comparative ineffectiveness of Nafcillin (a new antistaphylococcal drug) against beta hemolytic streptococcal infections in children
Author(s) -
Breese B. B.,
Disney F. A.,
Talpey W. B.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt196452156
Subject(s) - nafcillin , penicillin , medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Nafcillin, one of the newer penicillins designed for use against penicillin‐resistant staphylococci, was compared with buffered penicillin G in the oral treatment of beta hemolytic streptococcal infections in children. Although usually effective, occasionally it was not, nor was it as reliable as buffered penicillin G for this purpose.