Bacteriophage Therapy in Bacillary Dysentery of the Flexner Type

Article1 March 1933Bacteriophage Therapy in Bacillary Dysentery of the Flexner TypeJOHN F. KESSEL, EDYTHE J. ROSEJOHN F. KESSELSearch for more papers by this author, EDYTHE J. ROSESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-6-9-1193 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONSince the suggestion was first made that bacteriophage be used as a therapeutic agent, numerous reports have occurred in medical literature concerning its value. Some of them have been favorable in character, and others less certain as to its beneficial effects. Bacteriophage has been recommended for a great variety of conditions and, indeed, possesses the characteristics required of an ideal germicide in that it is harmless to the body tissues and theoretically destroys the pathogenic organisms. This phenomenon of lysis can be demonstrated easily in vitro with young cultures, but it is doubtful if the results obtained in the...References ASHESHOVTAYLORMORISON IJJ: Recherches sur le bactériophage dans l'Inde Britannique, Bull. de l'Office internat. d'hyg. pub., 1930, xxii, 1882-1892. Google Scholar BURNETMCKIEWOOD FMMIJ: Investigation on bacillary dysentery in infants, with special reference to bacteriophage phenomena, Med. Jr. Australia, 1930, ii, 71-78. CrossrefGoogle Scholar COMPTON A: Antidysentery bacteriophage in treatment of bacillary dysentery; record of 66 cases treated, with inferences, Lancet, 1929, ii, 273-275. CrossrefGoogle Scholar D'HERELLE F: Sur un microbe antagoniste des bacilles dysentériques, Compt. rend. Acad. d. sc., 1917, 373-375. Google Scholar D'HERELLE F: The bacteriophage and its behavior, transl. by George H. Smith, 1926, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. CrossrefGoogle Scholar LONDON J: Bacteriophage in its clinical aspect, Indian Med. Gaz., 1930, lxv, 370-371. Google Scholar RIDING D: Acute bacillary dysentery in Khartoum Province, Sudan, with special reference to bacteriophage treatment; bacteriological investigation, Jr. Hyg., 1930, xxx, 387-401. CrossrefGoogle Scholar SEN R: Treatment of acute bacillary dysentery in children, Calc. Med. Jr., 1930, xxv, 215-219. Google Scholar TAYLORGREVALTHANT JSDU: Bacteriophage in bacillary dysentery and cholera, Indian Jr. Med. Res., 1930, xviii, 117-136. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, California*Presented before the American College of Physicians, San Francisco, California, April 7, 1932.†From the School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and the Los Angeles County General Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByEarly Therapeutic and Prophylactic Uses of BacteriophagesEarly Therapeutic and Prophylactic Uses of BacteriophagesBacteriophages for managing Shigella in various clinical and non-clinical settingsBacteriophage therapy in bacillary dysenteryDie Bakteriophagentherapie 1 March 1933Volume 6, Issue 9Page: 1193-1199KeywordsBacteriophagesDysenteryHospital medicinePathogens Issue Published: 1 March 1933 PDF DownloadLoading ...