Urea Stibamine Solution as a Test in Kala-Azar
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our doubts in most cases. I cannot say it is better than the globulin test. The advantage, however, is that the result of the test is visible in a few minutes and quite distinctive. The procedure is simple and can be carried out by anyone in the mofussil. Technique.?All my cases were tried with a standard solution of urea stibamine, 0.1 gram dissolved in about 3 c.c. of distilled water. The solution was stocked in a blue phial fitted with
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