1965 Volume 38 Issue 10 Pages 373-377
Taocin was perorally administered, 0.8-1.2g (adult dosis) 4 times daily for 5 days to dysenteric patients and carriers (52 cases in total) admitted in the Toshima Hospital form August 1963 to January 1964.
The results were as follows:
1. Clinical effects
Days needed for decrease of stool numbers, subsidance of fever, disappearance of blood and recovery to solid stool were in 18 cases of acute dysentery on an average 3.0, 2.3, 3, 7 and 4.1 days respectively, which are a little longer than average days needed for control of 15 cases due to sensitive strains with Tetracycline.
