jan 1, 1946 - Guatemalan Syphilis Study
Description:
(1946-1948) Deliberately infect people with syphilis to test efficacy of penicillin (also gonorrhea & chancroid); John Cutler-same USPHS doctor running Tuskegee; 5,500 people enrolled: men, women, children; normal exposure-have men sleep with infected prostitutes; other exposure-abrasion of penis, inoculation of cervix, cisternal puncture, oral ingestion, etc; 820 subjects received treatmentAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1946
Now
~ 80 years ago