Artigon
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Artigon was a polyvalent gonococcal vaccine proposed by Brooke, consisting of killed gonococci in a sterile 40% urotropin solution. It was used for both therapeutic injections and diagnostic purposes in the treatment of gonococcal infections.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ARTIGON, Artigon, a polyvalent gonococcal vaccine proposed by Brooke, represents an emulsion of killed gonococci in a sterile 40% solution of urotropin: 1 cubic centimeter contains about 100 million gonococci. Artigon is used in the form of injections of 0.5-1 cubic centimeter with intervals of several days for treatment, as well as for diagnostic purposes. Artigon extrastark contains 1,000 million gonococci in 1 cubic centimeter.
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“Artigon.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/artigon/