The Significance of Specific Pneumococcus Types in Disease, Including Types Iv to Xxxii (Cooper)

Article1 April 1937THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SPECIFIC PNEUMOCOCCUS TYPES IN DISEASE, INCLUDING TYPES IV TO XXXII (COOPER)MAXWELL FINLAND, M.D.MAXWELL FINLAND, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-10-1531 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe recent increase in the use of specific serum for the treatment of pneumonia has been accompanied by a growing interest in the newer types of pneumococci1in many parts of this and other countries. It seems appropriate, therefore, to present a brief résumé of 3682 cases admitted to the Boston City Hospital, from which pneumococci were cultured and typed with the aid of serums for these new types. Approximately one-third of these cases, previously reported,2occurred before June 1, 1932 and were typed with serums for Types I to XX. 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M., and WILCOX, C.: Therapeutic serum for pneumococcus Type V (Cooper) pneumonia, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1936, xv, 711. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication January 26, 1937.From the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Second and Fourth Medical Services (Harvard), Boston City Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.This study was aided, in part, by a grant given in memory of Francis Weld Peabody by the Ella Sachs Plotz Foundation.†In the tables, the Types XXVI and XXX have been omitted. The former is probably identical with Type VI and the latter is either closely related to or identical with Type XV. Type XXX was identified in two cases, one with lobar pneumonia, the other with a common cold; these are included with the Type XV cases. 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