Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 597-604, May 1949

The treatment of amoebic dysentery in the Bantu African☆

King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, UK

Abstract 

Nine groups, each of approximately 50 cases, of amoebic ulceration of the colon selected under rigid criteria were submitted to various forms of therapy, with a view to selecting those drugs giving the most effective immediate cure. Combination of penicillin, sulphasuxidine, emetine and diodoquin has given the best results to date.

No full text is available. To read the body of this article, please view the PDF online.

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 31.50 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.
 

☆ We have to acknowledge the assistance of Dr. D. N. Ranking with the early groups of the series, and have to thank Dr. J. C. Thomas for suggestions. We would like to place on record our appreciation of the services of Mr. GOODCHILD, male nurse in charge of the special Amoebic Dysentery Ward, so kindly placed at our disposal by the Superintendent of the hospital, Dr. J. L. Parker.

PII: 0035-9203(49)90070-X

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 597-604, May 1949

Article Tools