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WEG, ZIEL UND GRENZEN DER STREPTOMYCINTHERAPY
476
AMERICAN
COLLEGE
OF
CHEST
PHYSICIANS
Oct.,
1953
British physicians have long played an exceedingly important role in every phase of medicine. Their discoveries have added tremendously to the span of human life. When Edward Jenner presented a successful method of vaccination against smallpox in 1796, it was said that he added four years to man’s life. When Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, he Initiated work which has resulted In chemotherapy so effective against infections It Is believed to have increased the span of human life by ten years. Some of the early attempts to control tuberculosis began In England. Thomas Beddoes, Shropshlre, in his Essay on Consumption, 1803, strongly recommended research in tuberculosis by physicians and advocated organization for such an undertaking. It was George Sutton of Coifield who is credited with attempting to operate the first sanatorium in the world and who, in 1840, wrote “The Treatment and Cure of Pulmonary Consumption.” It was Thomas Southwood who participated so effectively in the Health of Towns Association in England in 1844, in an attempt to enlighten the public for the purpose of Improving sanitation and which played an important role in establishing the General Board of Health In England in 1848. It was William Budd, Devonshire, who contributed so effectively to our knowledge of epidemiology of tuberculosis. If space permitted, a long list of more recent British physicians and scientists who have made outstanding contributi9ns in the field of diseases of the chest could be added, including Sir Robert Philip, Edinburgh; A. Stanley Griffith, Cambridge; and Sir Robert Young, London. Current British workers are contributing so much to our knowledge in this field that one may expect a large number of excellent articles to appear regularly in British publications including the British Journal of Tuberculosis and Diseases of the Chest. Thus, each physician regardless of residence In the world should avail himself of the opportunity to read every issue of this Journal. J. ARTHUR WEG, Berlin,
ZIEL
UND
1953,
GRENZEN
W. de Gruyter
DER
MYERS,
STREPTOMYCINTHERAPY,
& Co.
(287
M.D.
by Hennenberg,
G.,
pages).
Following a detailed discussion of the basic microbiologic principles of streptomycin therapy, carefully documented and well illustrated text is presented in this book on various phases of antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis and non-tubercubus diseases. Numerous roentgenograms, diagrams, graphs and tables selected with a critical eye and compiled with accuracy and meticulous care, aid in the elucidation of the text. Streptomycin used in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis Is discussed at great length. Detailed presentation is given of the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, chemical and cytological aspects of this condition in children, adolescents and adults. Commendable attention is devoted to the effect of streptomycin upon the eyes, the eighth nerve and the endocrine system. Assaying of the various methods of administration of this drug are creditably handled. Streptomycin treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis of other organs is covered in 71 pages. Here again the problem is analyzed separately In various age groups. Pertinent data are offered relative to dosage, side-effects and to combination of streptomycin with chemotherapeutic agents. There is a good exposition of the effect of streptomycin upon bronchogenous tuberculosis and tuberculous cavities. Of particular Interest are chapters on laboratory investigations, and on the preoperative and postoperative use of streptomycin. The book contains a concise bibliography and a good Index. ANDREW
L.
BANYAI,
M.D.
I
AMERICAN
COLLEGE
OF
CHEST
PHYSICIANS
Oct.,
1953
British physicians have long played an exceedingly important role in every phase of medicine. Their discoveries have added tremendously to the span of human life. When Edward Jenner presented a successful method of vaccination against smallpox in 1796, it was said that he added four years to man’s life. When Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, he Initiated work which has resulted In chemotherapy so effective against infections It Is believed to have increased the span of human life by ten years. Some of the early attempts to control tuberculosis began In England. Thomas Beddoes, Shropshlre, in his Essay on Consumption, 1803, strongly recommended research in tuberculosis by physicians and advocated organization for such an undertaking. It was George Sutton of Coifield who is credited with attempting to operate the first sanatorium in the world and who, in 1840, wrote “The Treatment and Cure of Pulmonary Consumption.” It was Thomas Southwood who participated so effectively in the Health of Towns Association in England in 1844, in an attempt to enlighten the public for the purpose of Improving sanitation and which played an important role in establishing the General Board of Health In England in 1848. It was William Budd, Devonshire, who contributed so effectively to our knowledge of epidemiology of tuberculosis. If space permitted, a long list of more recent British physicians and scientists who have made outstanding contributi9ns in the field of diseases of the chest could be added, including Sir Robert Philip, Edinburgh; A. Stanley Griffith, Cambridge; and Sir Robert Young, London. Current British workers are contributing so much to our knowledge in this field that one may expect a large number of excellent articles to appear regularly in British publications including the British Journal of Tuberculosis and Diseases of the Chest. Thus, each physician regardless of residence In the world should avail himself of the opportunity to read every issue of this Journal. J. ARTHUR WEG, Berlin,
ZIEL
UND
1953,
GRENZEN
W. de Gruyter
DER
MYERS,
STREPTOMYCINTHERAPY,
& Co.
(287
M.D.
by Hennenberg,
G.,
pages).
Following a detailed discussion of the basic microbiologic principles of streptomycin therapy, carefully documented and well illustrated text is presented in this book on various phases of antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis and non-tubercubus diseases. Numerous roentgenograms, diagrams, graphs and tables selected with a critical eye and compiled with accuracy and meticulous care, aid in the elucidation of the text. Streptomycin used in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis Is discussed at great length. Detailed presentation is given of the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, chemical and cytological aspects of this condition in children, adolescents and adults. Commendable attention is devoted to the effect of streptomycin upon the eyes, the eighth nerve and the endocrine system. Assaying of the various methods of administration of this drug are creditably handled. Streptomycin treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis of other organs is covered in 71 pages. Here again the problem is analyzed separately In various age groups. Pertinent data are offered relative to dosage, side-effects and to combination of streptomycin with chemotherapeutic agents. There is a good exposition of the effect of streptomycin upon bronchogenous tuberculosis and tuberculous cavities. Of particular Interest are chapters on laboratory investigations, and on the preoperative and postoperative use of streptomycin. The book contains a concise bibliography and a good Index. ANDREW
L.
BANYAI,
M.D.
I