MENINGOCOCCIC INFECTIONS; REPORT OF 43 CASES OF MENINGOCOCCIC MENINGITIS AND 8 CASES OF MENINGOCOCCEMIA
Authors: H. Webster Smith, Lewis Thomas, John H. Dingle, Maxwell Finland
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Article1 January 1944MENINGOCOCCIC INFECTIONS; REPORT OF 43 CASES OF MENINGOCOCCIC MENINGITIS AND 8 CASES OF MENINGOCOCCEMIAH. WEBSTER SMITH, M.D., LEWIS THOMAS, M.D., JOHN H. DINGLE, M.D., SC.D., MAXWELL FINLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P.H. WEBSTER SMITH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEWIS THOMAS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN H. DINGLE, M.D., SC.D.Search for more papers by this author, MAXWELL FINLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-20-1-12 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecent reports indicate that there has been a marked increase in the incidence of cerebrospinal fever in Great Britain since the outbreak of the present war and similar increases have been noted more recently in Canada and the United States.1, 2, 3, 4, 5These reports have also indicated that there has been a striking reduction in the case fatality rate in this disease as a result of the use of sulfonamide drugs. The literature concerning the present status of the diagnosis and treatment of meningococcic meningitis has been summarized recently by Dingle and Finland.6The present report deals with 51...Bibliography1. 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