Diagnosis of Amoebic Liver Abscess: Value of Liver Biopsy

There are no differences between the two groups on the basis of the comparisons noted above, which confirmed the clinical impressions gained. The number of patients with complications is very small, and it might be that a study of a much larger number of cases would reveal subtle differences. The College of General Practitioners (1957) has suggested that the use of antibiotics produces a small reduction in the incidence of complications but that their use was not justified. No significant differences were found between virugon and penicillin V in the treatment of 200 cases of measles.