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To assess the clinical value and feasibility of sulfonamide prophylaxis in controlling acute respiratory tract infections that resist standard environmental and hygienic preventive measures.

January 1, 1945Annals of Internal Medicine

The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Infections Conditioned by Sulfonamides.

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MSMorris SiegelRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Clinical evaluation examines sulfonamide chemoprophylaxis against acute respiratory infections in susceptible groups, highlighting antimicrobial approaches to infectious disease prevention.

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To assess the clinical value and feasibility of sulfonamide prophylaxis in controlling acute respiratory tract infections that resist standard environmental and hygienic preventive measures.
Administered oral sulfonamide agents, including sulfadiazine, at the onset or during risk periods of acute respiratory illnesses.
Tracked epidemiological incidence, clinical course, and complications across susceptible institutionalized patient populations.
Sulfonamide administration exerted bacteriostatic effects that mitigated secondary bacterial complications typically following acute respiratory episodes.
Prophylactic regimens showed therapeutic potential for suppressing respiratory outbreak severity where physical isolation, aerosol sprays, and immunization had previously proven insufficient.

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Morris Siegel (1945) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a927191eba2c67b4da5ed1e https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-22-1-1

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Clinical evaluation examines sulfonamide chemoprophylaxis against acute respiratory infections in susceptible groups, highlighting antimicrobial approaches to infectious disease prevention.

The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Infections Conditioned by Sulfonamides.

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The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Infections Conditioned by Sulfonamides.

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