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Ninety-two new-born infants with gastro-enteritis were investigated. Of these 47 were treated with chloramphenicol (75 mgm. per lb. of body-weight) and 45 were used as control.
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Clinical improvement and change in the character of stools under antibiotic treatment occurred in a shorter time than in the control group.
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Chloramphenicol was found to be an important adjunct to dietary and fluid therapy in this series.
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From the Neo-natal Dept. of Ramkrishna Mission Sishumangal Pratisthan, Calcutta.
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Chaudhuri, K.C., Ramcharan, A. Chloramphenicol in gastro-enteritis of the new born. Indian J Pediatr 21, 16–21 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02750947
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