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The size of the culture, seen here in a dish, relates to the quantity of the drug in the patient's blood

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Almasy, Paul, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
France
World Health Organization
Abstract:
A woman's hand is holding a Petri dish displaying cultures; a microscope is to the right. Verso: WHO/ 14557. EURO. Cancer. France. In drug treatment, in order to achieve the correct dosage for the individual patient. checks are made by microbiological cultures of the amount of a given chemical in his blood. The size of the culture, seen here in a dish, relates to the quantity of the drug in the patient's blood.
Copyright:
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Copyright Holder:
World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151009
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101436898 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013792
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436898