Studies in Shigellosis

IV. A Controlled Trial of Sulfadiazine, Dihydrostreptomycin and Oxytetracycline as Long Term Prophylaxis Agents in a Highly Endemic Environment for Shigellosis

A. R. Higgins United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

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T. M. Floyd United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

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M. Abdel Kader United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1955.4.289
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Volume 4: Issue 2
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289–300
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Summary

Sulfadiazine, dihydrostreptomycin and oxytetracycline were tested as prophylactic agents over a period of 32 weeks in children living in an environment of high endemicity of shigellosis, and were not effective and practical in the dosages used.

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Published Online:
Mar 1955
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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