TABLE 1 FECAL FLORA OF SCORBUTIC INFANTS ======================================================================= | | | | M | | I | | | |S a | | n | | | |o t | | f | Diet. | Date. |Scorbutic |u o e | Types | Remarks. a | | |condition.|r f r | of | n | | | |c i |bacteria.| t | | | |e a | | | | | | l.| | --+-------------+-------+----------+------+---------+------------------ M.|Malt soup and|Dec. 1|Subacute |Rectum|B. |{Normal infant's | cereal | | | | acidoph.|{ flora. | | | | |B. |{Gram + bac. | | | | | bifidus |{ predominant. | | | | |M. |{No spore-bearing | | | | | ovalis |{ or putrefactive | | | | | |{ types. | | | | |B. coli |{B. acidoph. about | | | | | |{ 40% viable bact. | Do. |Dec. 4| Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. |Same, also |Dec. 11|Sub- | Do. | Do. |{Relatively more | 20 c.c. | |periosteal| | |{ B. coli. | liquid | |hemorrhage| | |{Many B. bifidus | petrolatum, | | | | |{No putrefactive | one week | | | | |{ bact. |Same diet, |Dec. 21|Markedly | Do. | Do. | Normal infants' | oil stopped,| |improved | | | flora. | _orange | | | | | Bacteria as | juice_ | | | | | above. | 10 days | | | | | K.|Malt soup and|Dec. 11|Sub- |Rectum|Strepto- |{Gram - bacteria | cereal | |periosteal| | cocci |{ predominant. | | |hemorrhage| |B. coli |{B. coli gram + | | | | |M. ovalis|{ diploc. numerous | | | | | |{B. acidoph. few. | | | | | |{B. bifidus few. |Do. + |Dec. 21|Markedly | Do. |B. |{Gram + bact. | _orange | |improved | | bifidus |{ predominant. | juice_ | | | |B. coli |{Many B. bifidus. | (60 c.c.), | | | |Strepto- |{Streptoc. | 8 days | | | | cocci |{ unchanged. | | | | | | S.|Formula: |Dec. 21|Mild |Rectum|B. lact. |{Gram + and -