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HUMAN INTESTINAL PROTOZOA IN THE NEAR EAST 



CARE BADHAM, G., aged 34. Patient, who had never been abroad before, left England in 

 June, 1915, and came direct to Egypt, where he was placed on the orderly staff at the 

 Orwa-el-Waska Hospital, Alexandria. On February 16, 1916, he was found to be a carrier 

 of E. histolytica together with E. coli in the routine examination of the hospital staff. He 

 was kept under observation till February 25, when a course of emetin injections (one grain a 

 day for 8 days) was instituted. During treatment patient continued his duties and took his 

 ordinary food. The E. histolytica disappeared but recurred later between 16 and 40 days 

 after treatment was finished. Patient, still on duty and taking ordinary food, was given a 

 course of emetin injections (one grain a day for 12 days). The E. histolytica infection again 

 disappeared and this time did not recur during a control of 1 months after treatment. The 

 patient, who was a nervous individual, continued his duties during treatment without any 

 noticeable discomfort.* 



* NOTE. An examination made by Mr. Savage, in Egypt one year later, failed to reveal an E. histolytica infection, though E. coli was 

 still present. 



