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A STUDY OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT CASES

GREGORY SHWARTZMAN, M.D.; JOSEPH L. GOLDMAN, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1937;34(1):82-98.

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We have had the opportunity of reviewing an unusually large number of cases of Streptococcus haemolyticus bacteremia occurring within a comparatively short period. In the five and one-half years with which this study is concerned there have been 168 such cases observed in the various medical and surgical departments of the Mount Sinai Hospital. This constitutes about one fifth of all cases of proved bacteremia occurring during the stated period. Furthermore, this group included a variety of infections of unusual interest and clinical significance, the recognition and proper interpretation of which were important not only for diagnosis but for prognosis and treatment.

Because of the comparatively high incidence of Str. haemolyticus bacteremia and the clinical importance of such infections of the blood stream, we felt that a comprehensive study of these cases would be both interesting and valuable. In this study, in a large group of consecutive cases we tried . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Laboratories of the Mount Sinai Hospital.

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