A Case of Infection in an Infant with Giardia (Lamblia) Intestinalis
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On the 15th July, 1925, S. K. B., a Hindu male babyone year old, bottle fed from two months of age, in j* delicate state of health and a frequent subject to nu'k indigestion was suddenly taken ill with fever, 103.4? F. J vomiting and diarrhoea. The baby was acutely ill, waS restless and slept intermittently. Vomiting was occasional and at first consisted of undigested milk and stopped as soon as the stomach was empty of its contents. The fever ranged between 103? and 104?. The diarrhoea
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