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PKONTOSIL IN V. VIVAX MALARIA,
Thirty-eight cases were given prontosil controlled bv 38
cases treated with quinine. The daily response is shown in
Tables III and IV, the figures being compared ';rapbicallv in
Graphs 8 and 4. Full details are given in Appcndix^A.
TABM; ITT.
No. of cases showing parasites on each
tiav of treatment.
1 2 !} |. •> ti 7
Prontosil... 38 38 32 2C 18 IS
Quinine ... 38 38 8 2 0 ft
No. of ciwis showing fever on each day
of treatment.
] 2 3 4 5 (i 7
Prontosil... 38 33 23 7 3 2
Quinine ... 38 2-i 5 0 0 0 0
Prontosil has obviously proved inefficient compared with
quinine; 15 cases had parasites in the blood and two cases still
showed fever at the end of the course of treatment. Quinine
treatment was given to these eases and the > fever and parasites
rapidly disappeared.
PRONTOSIL IN /'. MALAUI.K MALARIA.
P. malarice malaria was uncommon in the Kuala Lumpur
district during the period of the investigation, and only eight
cases were admitted to hospital. All were given prontosil and
the response is shown in Table \ .
TABLE V.
Day of treatment
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