Michael Gratten
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
4 Papers
48 Citations
Michael Gratten is an academic researcher from Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Penicillin & Benzylpenicillin. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications.
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Papers
High prevalence of penicillin-insensitive pneumococci in port moresby, papua new guinea
TL;DR: One-third of 57 strains of pneumococci isolated from patients with severe pneumococcal infections in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in 1978 were penicillin-insensitive (PR), and seven of the 19 PR strains belonged to type 6.
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Absorption of chloramphenicol sodium succinate after intramuscular administration in children.
TL;DR: It is concluded that chloramphenicol sodium succinate is well absorbed after intramuscular administration, which is cheaper, it demands less staff time, and it does not carry the risks of sepsis and overhydration associated with intravenous therapy.
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Serum concentrations of penicillin after intramuscular administration of procaine, benzyl, and benethamine penicillin in children with pneumonia
TL;DR: Findings lend support to the World Health Organization recommendation that children with mild pneumonia in developing countries be given daily intramuscular injections of 50,000 U/kg aqueous procaine penicillin.
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Aetiology of pneumonia in children in goroka hospital, papua new guinea
TL;DR: It seems that, although viruses may initiate infection, death from pneumonia in children in developing countries is often due to H influenzae, S pneumoniae, or both, and there is an urgent need for vaccines, effective in children less than 6 months old, that protect against all strains of H influenza, and S pneumoniaE.