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HUMAN INTESTINAL PROTOZOA IN THE NEAR EAST 



TABLE XI. CASES TREATED BY EMETIN BY THE MOUTH, ONE GRAIN A DAY FOR 



TWELVE DAYS. 



(A) Carrier Cases not showing any Amoeba with included Red Blood Corpuscles. 



(B) Acute Cases showing. Amoeba: with included Red Blood Corpuscles. 



Ball 1 

 Barrie * 

 Blair 



R 



MR 

 R 



11 



14 1 3 



Tet., Trich. 



Tet., Trich. 

 E.c., Tet. 

 E.c. 



CASE TREATED BY EMETIN BY THE MOUTH, GRAIN A DAY FOR TWELVE DAYS. 



Gaskin i . . | + | B | 2 | 9 1 1 | - |- ] E.c. | E.c. 



CASE TREATED BY EMETIN BY THE MOUTH, 1 GRAINS FOR FOUR DAYS AND ONE GRAIN FOR 



EIGHT DAYS. 



Kettlewell 3 



+ + + | CR | 3 | 32 j 2 | + | + 



B.C., Tet. 



B.C., Tet. 



CASE TREATED BY EMETIN BY THE MOUTH, ONE GRAIN FOR TwO DAYS AND $ GRAIN FOR 



SEVEN DAYS. 



Spiers ! 



CR 



1 | 32 | 2 | + + 



CASE TREATED BY EMETIN BY MCUTH, GRAIN FOR FOUR DAYS AND ONE GRAIN FOR SlX DAYS. 



Healy' 



NR 



CASE TREATED BY EMETIN, 1J GRAINS BY MOGTH FOR TWELVE DAYS. 



1 These cases were given later emetin injections, one grain for twelve days, and again relapsed. 

 '-' This case was given later emetin injections, one grain a day for twelve days, and was cured. 



3 These cases had already been given emetin injections, one grain a day for twelve days, 

 without reaction immediately before this course. 



4 This case was receiving the second course of emetin by the mouth. Between the two courses 

 there had been a complete course of ipecacuanha combined at the end with some emetin injections 

 and a course of thymol, ten grains t.d.s., without result. 



A Degree or size of infection. B = Result. C = Number of days after commencement 

 of treatment before infection disappeared. D = Number of days of control before cure of 

 relapse was noted. E = Number of occasions patient vomited after emetin. F = History of 

 previous dysentery. G = History of previous emetin treatment. CR Cure. R = Relapse. 

 NR = No reaction. 



