Bacterial Extracts
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article from the 1928–1936 Soviet Medical Encyclopedia describes bacterial extracts, which are preparations derived from bacterial cells using various solvents for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. It highlights their primary application in tuberculosis, such as tuberculins and partial antigens.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BACTERIAL EXTRACTS, extracts from bacterial bodies obtained using various substances (water, glycerin, ether, alcohol, acetone, chloroform, etc.), are used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The widest field of application is tuberculosis (tuberculins, which are most often water-glycerin extracts of tubercle bacilli at high temperatures; partial antigens of Deycke-Much—ether and alcohol extracts of tubercle bacilli pre-treated with acid, etc.).
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“Bacterial Extracts.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bacterial-extracts/