HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA AND EMPYEMA; A STUDY OF 55 CASES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TREATMENT
Authors: Chester S. Keefer, Lowell A. Rantz, Charles H. Rammelkamp
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 March 1941HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA AND EMPYEMA; A STUDY OF 55 CASES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TREATMENTCHESTER S. KEEFER, M.D., F.A.C.P., LOWELL A. RANTZ, M.D., CHARLES H. RAMMELKAMP, M.D.CHESTER S. KEEFER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, LOWELL A. RANTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES H. RAMMELKAMP, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-9-1533 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is now well established that at least 85 to 90 per cent of all cases of pneumonia are due to pneumococcal infections and, of these, at least 80 per cent are caused by a relatively small number of specific types (I, II, III, V, VII, VIII, and XIV). Other microörganisms, such asStreptococcus hemolyticus, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus Friedlander, are usually responsible for the remaining cases. The hemolytic streptococcus is the cause of between 3 and 5 per cent of all cases of pneumonia although its frequency varies from time to time, depending somewhat upon the predisposing factors and the...References1. MACCALLUM WG: The pathology of the pneumonia in the United States Army Camps during the winter 1917-1918, Monograph 10, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, 1919. Google Scholar2. TILGHMANFINLAND RCM: Clinical significance of bacteremia in pneumococcic pneumonia, Arch. Int. Med., 1937, lix, 602. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. KEEFERINGELFINGERSPINK CSFJWW: Significance of hemolytic streptococcic bacteremia. A study of two hundred and forty-six patients, Arch. Int. Med., 1937, lx, 1084. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. FINLAND M: The significance of mixed infections in pneumococcic pneumonia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, ciii, 1681. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. PARSONSMYERS JWWK: Streptococcic sepsis complicating recovery from pneumococcic pneumonia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 1857. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SOLOMONCURPHEY STJ: Streptococcic septicemia complicating pneumococcic lobar pneumonia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1940, cviii, 187. Google Scholar7. AMOSSCRAVEN HLEB: Serum treatment of hemolytic streptococcus pneumonia, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1933, xii, 885. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. NOWAK SJ: Empyema thoracis: an analytical study of 500 cases with general remarks, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1939, xxiii, 1355. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. LEAHY LJ: The use of sulfanilamide in the treatment of hemolytic streptococcic empyema, N. Y. State Jr. Med., 1930, xl, 347. Google Scholar10. GRAHAMSINGERBALLON EAJJHC: Surgical diseases of the chest, 1935, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 138. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication November 9, 1940.From the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Second and Fourth Medical Services (Harvard), Boston City Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLower respiratory tract infection in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) infected with group A StreptococcusEmpyemaBacterial InfectionsEMPYEMA AND BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULASevere Invasive Group a Streptococcal InfectionsRespiratory Infections Due to Group C StreptococciGroup A Streptococcal Bacteremia: A 10-Year Prospective StudySevere community acquired pneumonia associated with a desquamating rash due to Group A β-haemolytic streptococcusBacterial InfectionsPulmonary Infections Caused by Lancefield Group A Beta-Hemolytic StreptococcusSTREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES PNEUMONIA WITH ABSCESS FORMATIONIsolation of Beta-hemolytic Streptococci from the Respiratory Tract: Serotypic Distribution and Clinical SignificanceBacterial InfectionsFatal Streptococcus Pyogenes PneumoniaOverwhelming PneumoniaPneumonia and Lung AbscessGram-Positive PneumoniasOptimal antibiotic therapy in bronchopulmonary infectionsStreptococcus zooepidemicus (group C) pneumonia in a humanThe classic bacterial pneumoniasAcute Respiratory InfectionsGlomerulonephritis following Streptococcal PneumoniaOpportunistic infections of the lungsUnspezifische Entzündungen der LungeStreptococcal pneumoniaManagement of Streptococcal EmpyemaAcute Pulmonary-Renal Syndromes* *From the Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Hospital, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Present address: Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver.Severe Streptococcal DiseaseStreptococcal Pneumonia and Empyema in ChildhoodThe Specific Diagnosis and Treatment of the PneumoniasDie PneumonienSTREPTOCOCCAL PNEUMONIAEmpyema of the lungPresent Status of Sulfonamide Therapy 1 March 1941Volume 14, Issue 9Page: 1533-1550KeywordsBacillusHospital medicineMedical servicesPneumoniaResearch laboratoriesStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcus Issue Published: 1 March 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...