TREATMENT OF GONOCOCCUS INFECTIONS. 



Dr. A. A. Shawkey, on the Surgical Staff of 

 the Barber Hospital, Charleston, W. Va., 

 reports a very interesting chronic case due to 

 gonorrhoeal infection, in which an abdominal 

 operation was necessary, October 25,. 1909. 

 A ruptured sac precipitated a small amount 

 of the pus into the cavity. 100,000,000 

 gonococci of Neisser was injected immediately 

 after removal from the operating table at noon. 

 The next afternoon, 2 P. M., there was a rise 

 of temperature from normal to 103.6. At 6 P. 

 M. it had dropped to loi. At 10 P. M. tem- 

 perature was 100. Twenty-four hours later it 

 had dropped to 99°. Another 100,000,000 

 gonococci was injected, with reactionary tem- 

 perature of one-half a degree. Repeated the dose 

 of 100,000,000 for four successive days and then 

 at intervals of two to four days. Practically no 

 reactionary temperature occurred after the 

 third injection. Pus drained freely for eight 

 days. The entire number of injections (of 100,- 

 000,000 each) was eight. The patient made a 

 splendid recovery and has had no recurrence. 



Among other bacterins receiving favorable 

 consideration are the Pneumo-bacterin ; the 

 Typho-bacterin and the Neoformans-bacterin. 

 The latter is recommended in cancer to destroy 

 odor and to allay pain, swelling and discom- 

 fort. It is not curative. 



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