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Results Dr. B. C. Corbus of Chicago (The 

 Journal A. M. A., May 9, 1914) has reported a 

 series of twenty-four cases treated with Anti- 

 gonococcus Serum and, as a result of his clin- 

 ical experience, he recommends at least 36 to 45 

 c.c. for the dosage. He states: "In the series 

 of cases in which the quantity of the serum given 

 was 36 c.c. or over, the results have been prompt 

 and very encouraging. Invariably when the 

 amount of serum injected was under 20 c.c. the 

 improvement was slow or a relapse occurred. 



"My reasons for giving 36 to 45 c.c. of the 

 serum as a sufficient quantity to produce a cura- 

 tive effect are wholly arbitrary and based on my 

 previous experience. In every case in which 36 

 c.c. or over has been given no treatment was in- 

 stituted other than prostatic massage and 

 urethral massage over a sound. 



"The amount injected should be at least from 

 36 to 45 c.c., administered intramuscularly, 

 from 12 to 15 c.c. a day, for 3 days. I believe, 

 however, that the intravenous administration, 

 when feasible, would be followed by a more 

 rapid recovery, with a possibility of using less 

 serum." 



The effect of the serum in cases of epididymi- 



