Excerpt from A Study of the Bacteriology and Pathology of Two Hundred and Twenty Fatal Cases of Diphtheria
AS a rule the autopsies in our cases were made a short while after death and the tissues were in a good state of preservation. All tissues were rejected for histological ex amination in which there-appeared to be any post mortem change. At the autopsy, routine bacteriological examina tions were made from the throat, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, and lymph nodes, though this was modified in certain cases. While, in the main, the results Obtained from these routine examinations can be regarded as correct, there is no doubt that certain organisms Often were overlooked. But the results certainly are correct as regards the presence of diphtheria bacilli and the common pyogenic organisms.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of 220 fatal cases studied both anatomically and bacteriologically, which greatly increases our knowledge of the disease. The author's detailed examination of these cases reveals a high occurrence of diphtheria in combination with scarlet fever and measles. The book discusses the correlation between diphtheria and tuberculosis, examining the frequency and implications of this co-occurrence. Unusually, the text also presents a handful of intriguing cases, including one involving a diphtheria infection of an individual's finger after pregnancy. The main focus of the book is on the bacteriology and pathology of diphtheria, including examinations of the lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, lymph nodes, and other organs, to ascertain the effects of diphtheria on the body. The author's findings shed light on the general infection of diphtheria and provide new insights into the disease. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781334046865_0
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