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Why did Florey shift early penicillin treatment toward children?

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smaller doses

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What was Albert Alexander's occupation when he received penicillin at Oxford?

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policeman

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which Oxford doctor volunteered to find human trial cases for penicillin?

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Charles Fletcher

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Which Belgian microbiologist described Penicillium rubens in 1923?

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Philibert Biourge

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Which researcher duplicated Fleming's original penicillin result in 1966?

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Ronald Hare

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What infection did Stuart Craddock have when Fleming tried penicillin injections without success?

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sinusitis

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which base was added in Heatley's reverse-extraction method for penicillin?

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sodium hydroxide

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Which less flammable solvent did Chain suggest as an alternative to ether?

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amyl acetate

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Which acid was added during the Oxford team's penicillin extraction process?

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phosphoric acid

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What improvised hospital item proved practical for growing penicillin mould at Oxford?

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bedpan

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Which Medical Research Council secretary approved early funding for Florey's penicillin project?

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Edward Mellanby

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Which scientist drew Howard Florey's attention to Fleming's 1929 penicillin paper?

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Ernst Chain

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