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Atabrine in the Treatment of Malaria in the Philippine Islands

1. The results of the treatment with atabrine of fourteen cases of malaria occurring in the Philippine Islands are presented.

2. Atabrine treatment gave excellent results in 11 cases of benign tertian and 3 cases of malignant tertian infections.

3. One case of blackwater fever occurred in a case of malignant tertian infection in which atabrine was used successfully.

4. A five-day course of treatment gave as good results as a seven-day course (0.1 gram, t.i.d.).

5. In the later cases, patients were released from hospital on the seventh day after instituting atabrine treatment.

6. No toxic effects or contraindications to the use of atabrine were noted.

7. No known relapses have occurred in one case after four months and in the remaining cases after seven to ten months.