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The history of penicillin follows observations and discoveries of evidence of antibiotic activity of the mould Penicillium that led to the development of penicillins that became the first widely used antibiotics. Following the production of a relatively pure compound in 1942, penicillin was the first naturally-derived antibiotic.
In February 1941, the first person to receive penicillin was an Oxford policeman who was exhibiting a serious infection with abscesses throughout his body. The administration of penicillin resulted in a startling improvement in his condition after 24 hours.
- Robert Gaynes
- 10.3201/eid2305.161556
- 2017
- Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 May; 23(5): 849-853.
Oct 1, 2019 · The discovery of penicillin in 1928 started the golden age of natural product antibiotic discovery that peaked in the mid-1950s. Since then, a gradual decline in antibiotic discovery and development and the evolution of drug resistance in many human pathogens has led to the current antimicrobial resistance crisis.
- Matthew I Hutchings, Andrew W Truman, Barrie Wilkinson
- 2019
In 1928, at St. Mary's Hospital, London, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. This discovery led to the introduction of antibiotics that greatly reduced the number of deaths from infection.
May 9, 2024 · Know about penicillin's discovery by Alexander Fleming and development by Ernst Chain and Howard Florey and its success in treating the wounded in World War II Archival footage of Alexander Fleming and the discovery of penicillin.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The discovery of penicillin was one of the most important scientific discoveries in the history of medicine. Ancient societies used moulds to treat infections and in the following centuries many people observed the inhibition of bacterial growth by moulds.
Feb 23, 2021 · An accidental discovery in 1928 kickstarted a 20-year long journey to develop the world’s first mass produced drug that could clear a bacterial infection; penicillin. But why did it take so long?
