Streptomycin Treatment of Infantile Diarrhoea and Vomiting

Aureomycin Treatment of Infantile Diarrhoea and Vomiting

“…Streptomycin was given as well in 17 cases, but no specific therapeutic effect was seen. In this respect our results were in agreement with those reported by Holzel et al (1949) and by Rogers et al " Aureomycin " Therapy As mentioned earlier, eight patients in the second epidemic were treated with aureomycin after it had been found that the bacteria were sensitive to this antibiotic. The resistance varied inappreciably, and lay between 0.16 and bacteria gave rise to no pathological symptoms.…”

“…Its aetiological significance has not yet been elucidated. Streptomycin treatment was given in such cases by Holzel, Martyn, and Apter (1949), but they considered that it did not exert any specific therapeutic effect. Chloramphenicol treatment was tried out by Rogers, Koegler, and Gerrard (1949) in a small number of cases, and they found the results to be encouraging.…”

Epidemic Infantile Diarrhea and Vomiting

“…Mortality has often been high. As regards the trea,tment, streptomycin has been tried out by HOLZEL, MARTYN and APTER (20), but no specific therapeutic effect was achieved. ROGERS, KOEGLER and GERRARD ( 3 3 ) report encouraging results with chloramphenicol.…”

The Correlation of Clinical and Bacteriological Findings in Infantile Gastro-enteritis

“…coli and in the present series of 215 patients we have paid particular attention to the presence of these types. Holzel, Martyn and Apter (1949) studied 79 patients in Manchester with diarrhoea and vomiting and found that a specific type of Bact. coli was present more often in the stools of severely ill patients than in those with moderate or mild symptoms.…”