A Case of Bacillus Dysenteriae Septicemia

In the literature at my disposal, instances of isolation of theBacillus dysenteriaefrom the blood during life seem to be very few in number. Darling and Bates (Jour. Med. Sc., 1912, cxliii, 36), report a fatal case from which they recovered from the circulating blood theB. dysenteriaeof the Shiga type. All of the references at hand either make no mention of theB. dysenteriaeentering the general circulation or state positively that it does not do so. It seemed to be of interest therefore to report the following case which was seen in consultation with Dr. C. G. Hutson of this city. The patient was a 3-weeks-old breast-fed infant which had been in perfect health before the onset of the disease. For a day or two the baby refused to nurse, became irritable, restless and did not sleep. The child was stupid and listless, whined at times