Abstract
Summary and Discussion
Five broad spectrum antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents have been tested for their relative effectiveness in suppressing L. icterohemorrhagiae infections in chick embryos. The drugs may be ranked in the following order of potency: erythromycin >penicillin G > streptomycin >aureomycin >thiocymetin > chloramphenicol. These results indicate that erythromycin is potentially a valuable aid to leptospirosis therapy. This must be tested in experimental animals in comparison with penicillin and streptomycin before any more definite statement can be made.
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