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The history and physical properties of tyrothricin are described. Tyrothricin is the water-insoluble, alcohol-soluble antibiotic agent derived from autolysed cultures of the aerobic, sporulating soil organism, the Bacillus brevis. It is chiefly active against the gram-positive bacteria.
Applied topically, in a dilution of 500 micrograms per cc. in sterile pyrogen-free distilled water, it is of great value in proctologic surgery. Healing time is shortened, suppuration is reduced to a minimum, and early ambulation is encouraged.
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Cantor, A.J. Tyrothricin in proctology. Jour. D. D. 13, 247–248 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03002849
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