Historical Bibliography Updated: February 23, 2020

Intravenous use of dyes.

CHURCHMAN, John Woolman (1877 – 1937) portraitcollection.jhmi.edu

Publication Details

J. Amer. med. Assoc., 85, 1849-53. 1925 CE.

Churchman demonstrated the selective bactericidal action of gentian violet against staphylococci. See also J. exp. Med., 1912, 16, 221-47; J. Urol., 1924, 11, 1-18.

Browse Tags

Microbiology & Virology
Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Thematic Classifications

BACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus) › Gram-Positive Bacteria › Staphylococcus PHARMACOLOGY › PHARMACEUTICALS › Antibiotics

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#1911
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2673
Author Bio Link	portraitcollection.jhmi.edu ↗
External URL	intravenous-use-of-dyes