Urinary Schistosomiasis Treated with Sodium Antimony Tartrate--a Quantitative Evaluation

Urinary schistosomiasis treated with sodium antimony tartrate--a quantitative evaluation.

Seventeen Egyptian male farm-workers aged 8 to 27 years infected with Schistosoma haematobium were given twice-weekly intravenous injections of sodium antimony tartrate in a dose of 0.5 g. (30 mg.) per 15 kg. body weight for 12 injections. Bell's egg-count technique was used to evaluate results on 24-hour urine collections before and at 1, 4, 8, and 12 weeks after treatment. Patients were consi...

The Cure of Schistosomiasis by the Intravenous Injection of Antimony Tartrate

Under the title " Experimental Studies ill Bilharzia Therapy ($. spindalis)Dr. Hamilton Fairley, in the August 1924 issue of the Indian Medical Gazette, published details of a comparative investigation of the action of antimony tartrate and emetine on goats experimentally infected with 6". spindalis. Dr. Fairley found emetine superior to antimony tartrate as a specific cure for the goats and wr...

Evaluation of urinary enzymes in newborns treated with gentamicin

Objective(s): In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of study on early diagnosis of kidney injury through sensitive and specific biomarkers. We examined the practical applicability of the urinary levels of NAG (N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase), AP (alkaline phosphatase), and LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) as renal dysfunction screening biomarkers in full and pre-term newborns treated wi...

The Treatment of Rhinosporidium by Antimony Tartrate

Cases of Kala-Azar Showing Little or No Improvement with Sodium Antimony Tartrate, Subsequently Cured by Urea Stibamine