THE PROBLEM OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Authors: T E SHAFFER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Article1 March 1959THE PROBLEM OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS IN INFANTS AND CHILDRENTHOMAS E. SHAFFER, M.D.THOMAS E. SHAFFER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-3-614 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptJust a few years ago it appeared that the only room for expansion for research in infectious diseases was in studies of viruses. Bacterial diseases seemed to be conquered through antimicrobial therapy and immunizations. Few persons would have predicted then that, before long, serologically identifiable strains of the commonplaceEscherichia coliwould be shown to be the cause of epidemic diarrhea of infants, as well as of sporadic enteritis in adults,1, 2or that the ubiquitousStaphylococcus aureuswould come to occupy such a prominent position among current medical problems. 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