SUPPURATIVE ARTHRITIS DUE TO A HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS OF THE LANCEFIELD GROUP B; A CASE REPORT
Authors: Lowell A. Rantz
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Case Reports1 March 1940SUPPURATIVE ARTHRITIS DUE TO A HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS OF THE LANCEFIELD GROUP B; A CASE REPORTLOWELL A. RANTZ, M.D.LOWELL A. RANTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-9-1744 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptLancefield1has described a method for the differentiation of the hemolytic streptococci into groups by means of the precipitin reaction, based on the presence in this organism of a group specific carbohydrate obtainable by acid hydrolysis. She has pointed out, and the observation has been confirmed by others, that streptococci etiologically involved in practically all cases of human infection are representatives of her group A. With Hare2she studied a large number of cases of puerperal sepsis and demonstrated organisms of this group in 45 of 46 cases of severe infection, the other being caused by a member of group...References1. LANCEFIELD RC: A serological differentiation of human and other groups of hemolytic streptococci, Jr. Exper. Med., 1933, lvii, 571. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. LANCEFIELDHARE RCR: Serological differentiation of pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of hemolytic streptococci from parturient women, Jr. Exper. Med., 1935, lxi, 335. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FRY RM: Fatal infections by hemolytic streptococcus group B, Lancet, 1938, i, 199. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. TILLETT WS (a) : The fibrinolytic activity of hemolytic streptococci in relation to the source of strains and to cultural reactions, Jr. Bact., 1935, xxix, 111. (b) TILLETT, W. S., and GARNER, R. L.: The fibrinolytic activity of hemolytic streptococci, Jr. Exper. Med., 1933, lviii, 485. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BAUERGUNDERSON HMF: The effect of sulfanilamide upon the streptococci in the udder of mastitis cows and a method for its estimation in milk, Jr. Bact., 1938 (Abstract), xxxv, 67. Google Scholar6. LONGBLISSFEINSTONE PHEAWH: Mode of action, clinical use, and toxic manifestations of sulfanilamide, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxii, 115. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication February 16, 1939.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 byClinical features and outcome of Streptococcus agalactiae bone and joint infections over a 6-year period in a French university hospitalInvasive group B Streptococcus among non-pregnant adults in Brussels-Capital Region, 2005–2019Pyogenic arthritis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: report of four cases and a review of the literatureSeptic arthritis in a normal interphalangeal joint following a dental procedureGroup B streptococcal arthritis in adultsGroup B streptococcal arthritis in adultsGroup B streptococcus arthritisGroup B Streptococci in the Human PopulationNeonatal Sepsis and Other Infections Due to Group B Beta-Hemolytic StreptococciInfections Due to Group B Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci 1 March 1940Volume 13, Issue 9Page: 1744-1747KeywordsArthritisCarbohydratesGroup A streptococciHospital medicineMedical servicesResearch laboratoriesSepsisStreptococcal infectionsStreptococcus ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...