Streptococcal Infection in a School Population: Preliminary Report

Article1 December 1958STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION IN A SCHOOL POPULATION: PRELIMINARY REPORTDAVID CORNFELD, M.D., GEORGES WERNER, Ph.D., RUTH WEAVER, M.D., MARJORIE T. BELLOWS, JOHN P. HUBBARD, M.D., F.A.C.P.DAVID CORNFELD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGES WERNER, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, RUTH WEAVER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARJORIE T. BELLOWSSearch for more papers by this author, JOHN P. HUBBARD, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-6-1305 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA study of streptococcal infection and carrier rates in a school population has been conducted in Philadelphia since September, 1955. The ultimate purpose of this program is to determine effective and practicable methods of community control of beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection with a view to the primary prevention of rheumatic fever.Controlled studies from a number of sources1, 2have shown that prompt and continued treatment of streptococcal infections of the throat may greatly reduce the incidence of primary attacks of rheumatic fever following such infections. This evidence has been obtained largely from military establishments, in which population groups are at...Bibliography1. RammelkampWannamakerDenny CHLWFW: Epidemiology and prevention of rheumatic fever, Bull. New York Acad. Med. 28: 321-334 (May) 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. MortimerRammelkamp EACH: The prophylaxis of rheumatic fever, Circulation 14: 1144 (Dec.) 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. : Prevention of rheumatic fever and bacterial endocarditis through control of streptococcal infections, Circulation 11: 317, 1955. Google Scholar4. 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HUBBARD, M.D., F.A.C.P., GEOFFREY RAKE, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 December 1958Volume 49, Issue 6Page: 1305-1319KeywordsArmed forcesEpidemiologyHeartLongitudinal studiesPharynxPreventive medicineRheumatic feverStreptococcal infectionsUpper respiratory tract infections Issue Published: 1 December 1958 PDF DownloadLoading ...