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in facilitating the diffusion of the specific drug and getting more effect 

 on latent foci of the plasmodia. 



Schimert reports the treatment of some 70 cases of tropical ma- 

 laria which had become refractory to quinin. These were chronic 

 cases and in poor physical condition. He tried autoserotherapy and 

 obtained a clinical recovery in 85% of the cases, that is, the patients 

 were improved physically, gained in weight and were able to be at 

 work, although the parasites were not altered by the treatment in- 

 stituted. 



