SOLUBLE IODOPHTHALEIN IN TREATMENT OF CARRIERS OF TYPHOID-PARATYPHOID GROUP

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Abstract
The management of carriers of the typhoid-paratyphoid group of bacteria presents a difficult problem. In spite of many attempts to free the carriers from bacteria there is no known method which will accomplish this task with a reasonable degree of success. Older reports as to successful treatment of such carriers with various drugs have not fulfilled expectations. In the most extensive review of this subject in recent years (Browning1) the conclusion is reached that drug treatment, chemotherapy, physical therapy, measures aimed at alteration of the reaction of the flora of the intestine and vaccine therapy have all proved ineffective. It is not surprising, therefore, that most public health agencies assume a rather conservative attitude toward such carriers. In the state of Illinois carriers are prevented from engaging in certain occupations such as food handling and dairy work and are supervised in order to avoid the spread of the disease.

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