Summary And Conclusions
A comparative study is submitted showing the effects of pure pectin and nickel pectinate.
Pure pectin was found to be ineffective; nickel pectinate possesses detoxifying bactericidal and anti-hemorrhagic properties, proven to be effective in the treatment of bacillary dysentery.
Ninety-five cases of bacillary dysentery composed of two groups; one group of ten adult females at the Elgin State Hospital and another consisting of adult females and children at the Dixon State Hospital were treated with nickel pectinate for varied periods of time. The results in a large majority of cases were excellent.
Definite improvement was observed in every patient in the appearance and general condition accompanied by the disappearance of all acute symptoms, tenesmus and bloody diarrhea and an increase in weight.
Nickel pectinate is a valuable contribution to the treatment of bacillary dysentery.
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Nickel pectinate is the regular Sardik pectin prepared by Dr. P. B. Myers of the Sardik Laboratories. Free nickel pectin specially prepared by P. B. Myers of the Sardik Laboratories.
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Block, L.H., Tarnowski, A. & Green, B.H. Pectin and nickel pectinate in acute and chronic bacillary dysentery. American Journal of Digestive Diseases 6, 96–103 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03007926
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