THE INCIDENCE OF PNEUMOCOCCUS TYPES AND THE RELIABILITY OF THE NEUFELD TYPING METHOD
Authors: Harry F. Dowling, Theodore J. Abernethy
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 July 1939THE INCIDENCE OF PNEUMOCOCCUS TYPES AND THE RELIABILITY OF THE NEUFELD TYPING METHODHARRY F. DOWLING, M.D., THEODORE J. ABERNETHY, M.D.HARRY F. DOWLING, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THEODORE J. ABERNETHY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-1-115 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFollowing the separation of Group IV pneumococci into 29 serologically distinct types by Cooper and her co-workers,1 a fresh study of the type distribution of pneumococci in different localities has become necessary. Reports of such investigations have appeared from Boston,2 New York,3 Cincinnati,4 and San Francisco.5 It is the purpose of the present paper to show the incidence of the various types of pneumococci in patients with pneumonia and also in other persons in the District of Columbia.MATERIALS AND METHODSAll specimens of sputum examined in the Health Department Laboratory and in the Central Laboratory of the George Washington...Bibliography1. COOPEREDWARDSROSENSTEIN GMC: The separation of types among the pneumococci hitherto called Group IV and the development of therapeutic antiserums for these types, Jr. Exper. Med., 1929, xlix, 461-474. COOPER, G., ROSENSTEIN, C., WALTER, A., and PEIZER, L.: The further separation of types among the pneumococci hitherto included in group IV and the development of therapeutic antisera for these types, Jr. Exper. Med., 1932, lv, 531-554. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. FINLAND M: The significance of specific pneumococcus types in disease, including Types IV to XXXII (Cooper), ANN. INT. MED., 1937, x, 1531-1541. Google Scholar3. BULLOWAWILCOX JGC: Endemic pneumonia. Pneumococcic types and their variations in incidence and mortality for adults and children, Arch. Int. Med., 1937, lix, 394-407. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BENJAMINBLANKENHORNRUEGSEGGERSENIOR JEMJMFA: A study of the diagnosis and treatment of lobar pneumonia according to types and specific serum therapy, ANN. INT. MED., 1937, xi, 437-447. Google Scholar5. KOHLREITZEL CRJ: Type specificity in pneumonia and pneumococcic infections, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 1557-1561. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SABIN AB: Immediate pneumococcus typing directly from sputum by the Neufeld reaction, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 1584-1586. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. BECKLERMACLEOD EP: The Neufeld method of pneumococcus type determination as carried out in a public health laboratory: a study of 760 typings, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1934, xiii, 901-907. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. HARRISINGRAHAM AHHS: A study of the carrier condition associated with Type II pneumonia in a camp of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1937, xvi, 41-48. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Received for publication October 11, 1938.From the Health Department, District of Columbia, and the Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 July 1939Volume 13, Issue 1Page: 115-121KeywordsPneumococcusPneumoniaResearch laboratoriesSputum ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...