MENINGOCOCCEMIA: A DESCRIPTION OF THE CLINICAL PICTURE AND A COMPARISON OF THE EFFICACY OF SULFADIAZINE AND PENICILLIN IN THE TREATMENT OF THIRTY CASES
Authors: J. Murray Kinsman, C. Anthony D'alonzo
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Article1 April 1946MENINGOCOCCEMIA: A DESCRIPTION OF THE CLINICAL PICTURE AND A COMPARISON OF THE EFFICACY OF SULFADIAZINE AND PENICILLIN IN THE TREATMENT OF THIRTY CASESJ. MURRAY KINSMAN, C. ANTHONY D'ALONZOJ. MURRAY KINSMANSearch for more papers by this author, C. ANTHONY D'ALONZOSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-4-606 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMeningococcic infections are notoriously more prevalent in time of war, and during the past four years a relatively high incidence has been noted in army camps. This has afforded an unusual opportunity to study some of the less frequent forms of these infections. When the meningococcus localizes in the meninges there develops a clinical picture which presents no difficulty in diagnosis. If, however, the organism does not localize but remains active only in the circulating blood, the diagnosis is frequently overlooked. Although meningococcemia has been recognized with increasing frequency during the past few years, yet by 1943 there had been...Bibliography1. CAMPBELL EP: Meningococcemia, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1943, ccvi, 566-575. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. DANIELSSOLOMONJACQUETTE WBSWA: Meningococcic infection in soldiers, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1943, cxxiii, 1-9. Google Scholar3. SMITHTHOMASDINGLEFINLAND HWLJHM: Meningococcic infections: Report of 43 cases of meningococcic meningitis and 8 cases of meningococcemia, Ann. Int. Med., 1944, xx, 12-32. Google Scholar4. BUSHBAILEY FAFR: The treatment of meningococcus infections with especial reference to the Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, Ann. Int. Med., 1944, xx, 619-631. Google Scholar5. APPELBAUMNELSON EJ: Sulfadiazine and its sodium compound in treatment of meningococcic meningitis and meningococcemia, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1944, ccvii, 492-507. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. OCHSWEISSPETERS LTM: Meningococcemia, Bull. of TBC, U. S. Army Med. Dept., 1944, lxxx, 86. Google Scholar7. POTTERREIDBRONSTEIN HWRDLH: Meningococcemia without meningitis: A study made at the Station Hospital, Fort George Meade, Maryland, Ann. Int. Med., 1944, xxi, 200-214. Google Scholar8. KINSMANDANIELSCOHENMCCRACKEND'ALONZOMARTINKIRBY JMWBSJPCASPWM: The treatment of pneumonia with sulfonamides and penicillin, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1945, cxxviii, 1219-1224. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication October 5, 1945.From the Medical Service, Regional Station Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNeisseria meningitidisNeisseria meningitidisThe Treatment of Acute Meningococcal Infection in Adults A ReappraisalSTUART LEVIN, M. B. PAINTERChronic meningococcemia 1 April 1946Volume 24, Issue 4Page: 606-617KeywordsBloodCyclic adenosine monophosphateMedical servicesMeningesMeningitisMeningococcal diseaseMeningococcemiaNeisseria meningitidisPenicillin Issue Published: 1 April 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...