SKIN TESTING FOR BRUCELLOSIS (UNDULANT FEVER) IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
Authors: Fred E. Angle, William H. Algie, Leona Baumgartner, W. F. Lunsford
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 October 1938SKIN TESTING FOR BRUCELLOSIS (UNDULANT FEVER) IN SCHOOL CHILDRENFRED E. ANGLE, M.D., WILLIAM H. ALGIE, M.D., LEONA BAUMGARTNER, M.D., PH.D., W. F. LUNSFORD, M.D.FRED E. ANGLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM H. ALGIE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEONA BAUMGARTNER, M.D., PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. F. LUNSFORD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-4-495 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn human beings cutaneous hypersensitivity to organisms of the genusBrucellawas first investigated by Fleischner and Meyer1in 1918. Using a saline suspension of organisms they tested 75 infants who had been fed milk containingB. abortusand found two with a specific skin sensitivity. Burnet,2subsequently, used a broth filtrate and demonstrated a relationship between skin reactivity and the presence of specific agglutinins in the blood stream. Since then the test has been used frequently for the diagnosis of undulant fever3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11also in surveys designed to evaluate the incidence of...References1. FLEISCHNERMEYER ECKF: The bearing of cutaneous hypersensitiveness on the pathogenicity of the Bacillus abortus bovinus , Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1918, xvi, 268-273. Google Scholar2. BURNET E: Récherches sur la fièvre mediterranée. III. Diagnostic de la fièvre med. par intradermoreaction, Arch. de Inst. Pasteur, 1922, ii, 127-201. Google Scholar3. FAVORITECULP GOCF: The intradermal test in undulant fever, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1935, xx, 522-526. Google Scholar4. GOLDSTEINFOXCARPENTER JDWWCM: The recovery of Brucella abortus from the stools of healthy carriers, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1936, cxci, 712-715. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 20, 1938.We wish to express our appreciation for the hearty coöperation of the Kansas State Board of Health, Dr. Clifton Hall, and Dr. Alice Evans of the National Institute of Health. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEpidemiology of Human Brucellosis in the United KingdomSection F. Milk-borne diseaseBrucellosis in ChildrenBrucellosis in ChildrenThe Gastrointestinal syndrome of chronic brucellosisSome Problems in the Diagnosis of Chronic BrucellosisBrucellosis (Undulant Fever, Malta Fever, Bang’s Disease, Infectious Abortion of Domestic Animals)IMMUNITY IN BRUCELLOSIS 1 October 1938Volume 12, Issue 4Page: 495-502KeywordsBloodBrucellaBrucellosisChildrenFeversHypersensitivityInfantsMilkRivers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...