Aureomycin in the Treatment of the Common Cold

BECAUSE of the effectiveness of aureomycin in the treatment of primary atypical pneumonia of unknown etiology, often called virus pneumonia, and on many bacterial and nonbacterial microorganisms, an investigation, under controlled conditions, of its effect on the common cold appeared desirable. No such study has been reported, but Finland and his associates1 stated that 10 patients with acute respiratory disease appeared to benefit from the use of aureomycin. These patients did not have pneumonia or influenza; 3 had tonsillitis or nasopharyngitis, and 7 could be classified as having a common cold or "undifferentiated acute respiratory disease" or "clinical influenza." Herrell, . . .