FLEMING, Sir Alexander (1881 – 1955)
1881 – 1955
6 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1922 CE
#1910.1
On a remarkable bacteriolytic element found in secretions and tissues.
Lysozyme, an antimicrobial enzyme that is a component of secretions such as tears and saliva. Digital facsimile from royalsocietypublishing.org at this link
1929 CE
#1933
On the antibacterial action of cultures of a penicillium, with special reference to their use in the isolation of B. influenzae.
Discovery of the growth-inhibiting action of Penicillium on certain bacteria. In 1945 Fleming shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Howard Walter Florey "for the discovery of …
1932 CE
#10784
On the specific antibacterial properties of penicillin and potassium tellurite. Incorporating a method of demonstrating some bacterial antagonisms.
In this paper Fleming first described the use of penicillin as an antibacterial agent in man, and reported on experiments using it as a wound dressing for septic wounds. He also corrected the species name from Penicil…
1944 CE
#12598
Micro-methods of estimating penicillin blood serum and other bodily fluids.
Fleming was the first to measure blood levels of penicillin after intramuscular, intradermal, inravenous and continuous drip administration in order to determine the correct dosage. He described his micro-measurement …
1944 CE
#12599
Penicillin content of blood serum after various doses of penicillin by various routes.
In this paper Fleming and colleagues explained how to choose routes of administration of penicillin as well as dosage, and reproduced the graphs/figures that showed blood levels achieved with different doses and route…
1946 CE
#12623
Penicillin: Its practical application. Edited by Sir Alexander Fleming.
This was the only book that Fleming ever published on penicillin. American issue, Philadelphia: Blakiston, 1946.