THE TREATMENT OF MENINGOCOCCUS INFECTIONS WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE WATERHOUSE-FRIDERICHSEN SYNDROME
Authors: F. W. Bush, F. R. Bailey
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Article1 April 1944THE TREATMENT OF MENINGOCOCCUS INFECTIONS WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE WATERHOUSE-FRIDERICHSEN SYNDROMEF. W. BUSH, F. R. BAILEY, F.A.C.P.F. W. BUSHSearch for more papers by this author, F. R. BAILEY, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-20-4-619 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a Naval Hospital situated at one of the large training stations we had an opportunity to observe during the winter and spring a relatively large number of meningococcus infections.Meningococcus infections characteristically increase in number in time of war. Conditions at large training stations, where men live in barracks and where new recruits are constantly arriving, are ideal for the production of a state of affairs where these infections are endemic. 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