RefNoHF/2/1/2/6/29
Previous numbers98HF.306.7.4
LevelItem
TitleF M E Davies, Holywell to M E Florey
Date11 May 1946
DescriptionUnderstands USA has given Britain detailed account of method of manufacture of streptomycin - asks why it is not being made in quantities at least sufficient for experimental purposes - wonders if this is because Government has erected costly penicillin plant at Speke and this might become useless if streptomycin were more effective than penicillin - comments on this and on need to do trials of streptomycin on cases of tuberculosis.
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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