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- Title
Never say dye.
- Authors
Morrant, J. C. A.
- Abstract
The article offers a look at the discovery by German pathologist Gerhard Dogmack of prontosil, the first commercially available antibiotic. In 1939, the Nobel Prize was awarded to Domagk for his work into the antibacterial properties of a ruby-red dye called prontosil. Domagk used to serve the military during the First World War. Information on failed efforts to find a cure for infections is provided. Domagk's daughter recovered from septicemia after he gave her prontosil.
- Subjects
GERMANY; SCIENTIFIC discoveries; DOMAGK, Gerhard, 1895-1964; PATHOLOGISTS; DYES &; dyeing; ANTIBIOTICS; NOBEL Prizes; INFECTION treatment; HISTORY
- Publication
British Columbia Medical Journal, 2012, Vol 54, Issue 2, p68
- ISSN
0007-0556
- Publication type
Article