KLEBSIELLA MENINGITIS: A CASE CURED WITH STREPTOMYCIN
Authors: Eugene M. Schloss, Jay H. Davidson, Kathlyn C. Hilton
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Case Reports1 September 1948KLEBSIELLA MENINGITIS: A CASE CURED WITH STREPTOMYCINEUGENE M. SCHLOSS, JAY H. DAVIDSON, KATHLYN C. HILTONEUGENE M. SCHLOSSSearch for more papers by this author, JAY H. DAVIDSONSearch for more papers by this author, KATHLYN C. HILTONSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-3-540 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough Friedländer's bacillus (Klebsiella pneumoniae) has been known to attack any system of the body,1, 2either as the sole agent of disease or as an etiologicalparticeps criminis, it has been found to produce meningitis with comparative infrequency. Ransmeier and Major3reviewed the literature in 1942 and found but 29 reported cases, to which they added one of their own; Mori4reported a single case in 1943; King,5bringing the review up to date in February, 1946, commented on the reports of two additional cases not formally presented and described the process in a case which he had encountered....Bibliography1. BAEHRSCHWARTZMANGREENSPAN GGEB: Bacillus Friedländer infections, Ann. Int. Med., 1937, x, 1788. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SWARTZROHDE EPPA: Klebsiella (Friedländer's bacillus) infections in an Army hospital, Am. Jr. Clin. Path., 1946, xvi, 88. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. RANSMEIERMAJOR JCJW: Friedländer's bacillus septicemia and meningitis, Arch. Int. Med., 1943, lxxii, 319-328. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MORI GE: Meningitis due to Friedländer's pneumobacillus in child 26 months old, An. d. Hosp. Ninos e Inst. Puericult. de Rosario., 1943, 187-196. Google Scholar5. KING SJ: Friedländer's bacillus meningitis with report of case treated unsuccessfully with sulfadiazine, Ann. Int. Med., 1946, xxiv, 272. Google Scholar6. NELSONLONG RAPH: The clinical use of sulfadiazine in the therapy of bacterial infections other than pneumonia, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1941, lxix, 303. Google Scholar7. JULIANELLE LA: Personal communication as listed by Ransmeier and Major. Google Scholar8. MONTESREAL GGWA: Meningitis purulenta a neumobacilo de Friedländer (Klebsiella pneumoniae) curado con dagenan, Bol. Soc. cubana de pediat., 1940, xii, 5. Google Scholar9. ROBERSTON CW: Meningitis due to B. Friedländer: Recovery of a case treated with sulfapyridine, Canadian Med. Assoc. Jr., 1941, xlv, 70. Google Scholar10. KOLMERRULE JAAM: Sulfanilamide and sulfapyridine in the treatment of B. Friedländer (Klebsiella pneumoniae) infections of mice, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1939, xlii, 305. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. HOBBYMEYERCHAFFEE GLKE: Activity of penicillin in vitro, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1942, l, 277. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. FEINSTONEWILLIAMSWOLFFHUNTINGTONCROSSLEY WHRDMSENL: The toxicity, absorption and chemotherapeutic activity of 2-sulfanilamide-pyrimidine (sulfadiazine), Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1940, lxvii, 427. Google Scholar13. HEILMAN FR: Streptomycin in the treatment of experimental infection with microorganisms of the Friedländer group (Klebsiella), Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin., 1945, xx, 33. Google Scholar14. HERRELLNICHOLS WEDR: The clinical use of streptomycin: A study of 45 cases, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin., 1945, xx, 449. Google Scholar15. KEEFER CS: Official statement concerning streptomycin, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1946, cxxxi, 31. Google Scholar16. ANDERSONJEWELL DGM: The absorption, excretion and toxicity of streptomycin in man, New England Jr. Med., 1945, ccxxxiii, 485. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. ZINTELFLIPPINNICHOLSWILEYRHOADS HAHFACMMJE: Studies on streptomycin in man. Absorption, distribution, excretion and toxicity, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1945, ccx, 421. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 19, 1946.From the Medical Service of the Valley Forge General Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie PneumonienSEVERE PYELONEPHRITIS DUE TO FRIEDLÄNDER'S BACILLUS TREATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH STREPTOMYCIN*PETER FISHER, M.D. 1 September 1948Volume 29, Issue 3Page: 540-545KeywordsBacillusKlebsiellaKlebsiella pneumoniaeMedical servicesMeningitisStreptomycin ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...