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May 29, 1954JAMA

Risk of Paralytic and Nonparalytic Forms of Poliomyelitis to Household Contacts

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Key result

The abstract describes a review of New York City data from 1949 to 1952 to assess the risk of paralytic and nonparalytic poliomyelitis among household contacts, but reports no quantitative results.

Population

Household contacts of multiple cases of poliomyelitis in New York City from 1949 to 1952

Design

Cohort

Authors

MSMorris SiegelRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Implication

No quantitative results limit clinical relevance; leaves open precise household poliomyelitis transmission risks in cohort data.

Study Design

Type

Observational

Structured PICO

P
Population
Household contacts of poliomyelitis cases in New York City from 1949 to 1952.
O
Outcome
Risk of paralytic and nonparalytic forms of poliomyelitis

Limitations

  • The use of gamma globulin in 1953 nationwide tests may have modified the conditions of household infection, limiting the utility of that data.

Cite This Study

Morris Siegel (1954) conducted an observational in Poliomyelitis. Exposure to paralytic vs nonparalytic poliomyelitis in the household was evaluated on Risk of paralytic and nonparalytic forms of poliomyelitis. The abstract describes a review of New York City data from 1949 to 1952 to assess the risk of paralytic and nonparalytic poliomyelitis among household contacts, but reports no quantitative results.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92b17a8262cd83d9624926https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1954.03690230013004
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