International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 29 (2007) 613

Erratum

Erratum to “The 50th anniversary of the discovery of

6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA)”
[Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 29 (2007) 119–124]
G.N. Rolinson a , A.M. Geddes b,∗
aFormerly Associate Director of Research (Microbiology), Beecham Pharmaceuticals,
Brockham Park, Betchworth, UK
b Emeritus Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

The Publisher regrets that the abstract of the above paper was printed incorrectly. The correct abstract is reprinted below.
Abstract
This year (2007) marks the 50th anniversary of discovery of 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA), the precursor of all semi-
synthetic penicillins. This review, by a scientist who played a major part in the discovery and a physician who participated in the
early clinical trials of these antibiotics, tells the story of the discovery and of the early development of the ␤-lactam antibiotics
that revolutionised the treatment of infections.
Keywords: ␤-Lactam antibiotics; History of medicine

DOI of original article:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.09.003.

∗ Corresponding author.
E-mail address: A.M.Geddes@bham.ac.uk (A.M. Geddes).

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