Combined Therapy of Methacolimycin (Sodium colistin Methanesulfonate) and Wintomylon (Nalidixic acid) in Bacillary Dysentery

Abstract

A total of 47 patients of bacillary dysentery admitted to this hospital from April to September 1967, 32 (68%) of which were due to CP, TC, SM resistant bacilli, were treated with combination of Methacolimycin (MCM) and Wintomylon (NA).
Daily dose of 0.8g (24, 000, 000 Units) of MCM and 3.0g of NA in adults, 0.4g (12, 000, 000 Units) of MCM and 2.0g of NA in children, were given on 4 times per day in successive 5 days.
All the patients treated haven't shown bacillary reemergence within 2 weeks after the treatment.