Article: Sir Howard Walter Florey--the force behind the development of penicillin.
Seminars in pediatric infectious diseases
2004 Volume 15, Issue 2, Page(s) 109–114
Abstract: ... The primary individuals responsible for its discovery and development were Sir Alexander Fleming, Sir Howard ... of this agent. This biography focuses on the life and work of Sir Howard Walter Florey. ...
| Abstract | The development of penicillin was a watershed in the battle against infectious diseases. The primary individuals responsible for its discovery and development were Sir Alexander Fleming, Sir Howard Walter Florey, and Ernst B. Chain, now primary figures in the annals of medical history. The individual who serendipitously "discovered" penicillin was Sir Alexander Fleming. Despite the determination displayed by Fleming, little notice was given to his discovery for more than a decade, and the active substance was not isolated. Finally, in 1939, Florey, along with Chain, led a team of British scientists who successfully manufactured the drug from the liquid broth in which penicillin grows. They, along with Fleming, were given the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their roles in the discovery and development of this agent. This biography focuses on the life and work of Sir Howard Walter Florey. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Australia ; Bacterial Infections/drug therapy ; Clinical Trials as Topic ; History, 20th Century ; Humans ; Nobel Prize ; Penicillins/biosynthesis ; Penicillins/history ; Penicillins/isolation & purification ; Penicillins/therapeutic use ; Streptococcal Infections/drug therapy ; Streptococcus/drug effects |
| Chemical Substances | Penicillins |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2004-05-06 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Biography ; Historical Article ; Journal Article ; Portrait |
| ZDB-ID | 1068017-2 |
| ISSN | 1557-9387 ; 1045-1870 |
| ISSN (online) | 1557-9387 |
| ISSN | 1045-1870 |
| DOI | 10.1053/j.spid.2004.04.001 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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