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New Hydroxamic Acids as Antitubercular Agents

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PREVIOUSLY, one of us suggested using salicylhydroxamic acid as an antitubercular agent1. The substance was subjected to clinical examination by another of us (S.H.) and showed promising results in fifteen cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. The substance was well tolerated by the patients, when large doses of 10–20 gm./day were administered.

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URBAŃSKI, T., HORNUNG, S., SLOPEK, S. et al. New Hydroxamic Acids as Antitubercular Agents. Nature 170, 753–754 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170753a0

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