Granuloma inguinale of the cervix

other organism S per cent and 5 per cent. In one hospital infants with infection were treated with erythromycin and in the second hospital with erythromyciu and streptomycin. The trial continued for nine rnoltths :+rltl (he avPrag:‘Q duration of treatment was 3.5 and 1.9 days, respectively. There were no failnrcs in tile treatment of skin infections, but 8 per Vent Of tile instances of conjunctivitis (lid liot r(%l1(11~(1 nlld streptomycin did not increase the effectiveness. NO strain of St~&ph~lococ~-~ ~~~o~/c’II~‘s developed resistance to erythromycin Erythrompcin during the test but the proportion of streptorllycin-resistallt organisms increased. (lit1 not interfere with the normal growth of 13. coli in the intestine. By studying the phage tyl’e and antibiotic resistanW p:ltt#brn of the organisms isolated, it is believed that tllrrc: W:IS a Prep interchange of stapllylo~o(~~~i I~c~twc~crl st:lfY an11 infants and between infants an,1 1]1:lt ,‘ros:s infMion was common. Davm ;\I. KYDI), M.D.

The Medical Tel.

1, Ave. 4, Lewis,

ITul. 1. X0. C%l)kxy,

Journal

of Australia

January 22, 1955. 1;. J. R. :

6, February

The Use of the Ft,rn

Ttxst for

Infertility,

p. 105.

Cnrl)olly~lrate

Tolerance

5, 1955.

5. F. C. C., an11 Lancaster,

II. 0.:

Cobley and Lancaster : Carbohydrate

Tolerance

in Pregnancy,

in Pregnancy,

1’. 17 1.

p. 171.

This study was conducted to supplement the relatively incomplete literature on carbohydrate metabolism during pregnancy. One hundred and fifty-eight women were illvestigated by glucose tolerance tests performed at monthly intervals throughout their gestations. Fifty grams of oral glucose were administered after the fasting blood sugar levels were determined and then blood glucose analyses mere performed at half-haul intervals for three hours. were blood

The ages of the women involved are noted. Histories part of the initial visit. A summarizing table presents glucose according to the months of pregnancy.

and the

physical examinations mean readings of the

There was no significant variation in the blood sugar curves as the patients neared fasting SS to 89 mg. per cent, lh term. The typical levels were in the following ranges: hour 123 to 131 mg. per cent, 1 hour 126 to 133 mg. per cent, 11/ hours 115 to 128 mg. per cent, 2 hours 101 to 11-l mg. per cent, 2yz hours 90 to 9G mg. per cent, and 3 hours Sl to R1? mg. per cent, The majority of the highest readings were found in the half-hour and onehour determinations. From this publication it may be concluded that pregnancy per Se prOdUC%Y little ChaIl#: Fasting blood sugar levels are within the normal rango. in the carbohydrate metabolism. There may be some delay in the sugar curve returning to normal values in some pregnant, women. Therefore, this report may scrv(! This investigation seems to have been well conducted. as a base line for those interested in the study of pancreatic functions in the gravid fpmale. ARTHUR PERELL, M.D. 1’01. 1, No. 8, February 19, 1955. I
The

Southern Vol.

1955. Hoge, Randolph H. : Arteriovenous “Adams, John Quincy, and Packer,

Foetal

and Neonatal

Medical

Wastage

Due

to Sensitization

Journal

48, No. 1, January,

Fistula Henry:

of the Uterus, p. 18. Granuloma Inguinale

of the

Cervix,

p. 27.

Sherman and Ruth: Eclampsia : Maternity Hospital, p. 140.

A Review

of 173 Cases Studied

at St. Louis

During the period from lY% to 1951, l&5 cases fulfilling the criteria for tlrc diagnosis of eclanlpsia were seen at the St. Louis Maternity liuspital. Five cases of eclxmpsin superimposed on existing hypertrllsion or chronic ~Jolllerlllonepllritis are excluded fr,,r,l tl,,, series. There were 3 instances of “rclampsia wit haul ronvnlsiorl.” The inciilenw, n~ortalit,y, treatment, iind prognosis of these casts are tal)ulatrtl all11 (li?;cllssed. The allthor,q collclnde that the most nnportant. lesson gainetl from this study is the advantage cl-f C.,,n.