[CITATION][C] The use of streptokinase-streptodornase in the treatment of postpneumonic empyema

WS Tillett, S Sherry, CT Read - Journal of Thoracic Surgery, 1951 - Elsevier
MATERIALS AND METHODS In connection with the specific action of the enzymes, it is
important to recognize the fact that both streptokinase and streptodornase are necessary in
cases of purulent infection, since both fibrin and particularly desoxyribose nucleoprotein
make up the greatest proportion of the solid sediment of purulent exudates. As described in
detail in the previous article," SK alone is of prime significance in the massive extravascular
coagulum of hemothorax. However,