RADIOWQ

The practice of medicine entered a new era in 1935 when Damage introduced protocol. This was followed by the development of more effective radiotelephones and then by the antibiotics substances which are produced by living organisms, such as molds, and which can destroy or inhibit the growth of other organisms. The early forties saw the first clinical use of penicillin and in the ensuing decade, streptomycin, the tetracycline and chlorofluorocarbon became available. The world – wide stimulus to research in this field led to the isolation of these have found a place in medicine. Now the available therapeutic range covers the majority of infections with the exception of those due to viruses. This wholly new situation has brought with it problems of its own. Thus careful judgment must be exercised when selecting the most appropriate antibiotic for an individual infection as some organisms have adapted themselves to the changed environment, and most antibiotics have their adverse as well as their beneficial effects. Certain principles must be kept in mind if the best results are to be obtained from the chemotherapy of infections. In the first place a bacteriological as well as a clinical diagnosis, is necessary. In May instances, provide the nature of the infection can be inferred from the clinical findings, treatment may proceed without bacteriological investigation, e.g. the use of penicillin in acute follicular tonsillitis.