TREATMENT OF PNEUMOCOCCIC PNEUMONIA; A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 351 PATIENTS TREATED AT THE PHILADELPHIA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Authors: Leon Schwartz, Harrison F. Flippin, William G. Turnbull
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 December 1939TREATMENT OF PNEUMOCOCCIC PNEUMONIA; A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 351 PATIENTS TREATED AT THE PHILADELPHIA GENERAL HOSPITALLEON SCHWARTZ, M.D., HARRISON F. FLIPPIN, M.D., WILLIAM G. TURNBULL, M.D.LEON SCHWARTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HARRISON F. FLIPPIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM G. TURNBULL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-6-1005 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the past few years a number of significant contributions to the therapy of pneumococcic pneumonia have been made. Cole1and his co-workers and others2, 3, 4have demonstrated the efficacy of serum therapy. More recently, sulfapyridine5has been found to be highly effective against the pneumococcus, and from early reports6, 7it seems to be of unquestioned value in the treatment of pneumonia due to this organism. Both sero- and chemotherapy have gained many advocates, although there are still some8who rely on non-specific remedies and claim equally good results. To evaluate the comparative merits of the various therapeutic...References1. COLE R: The treatment of pneumonia, ANN. INT. MED., 1936, x, 1-12. Google Scholar2. CECILBULLOWACHICKERINGCORWIN RLJAHTEH: Community provision for the serum treatment of pneumococcic pneumonia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 1323-1328. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BLANKENHORN MA: Present status of serum therapy of lobar pneumonia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxi, 1260. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BULLOWA JG: Management of the pneumonias, 1937, Oxford University Press, New York. Google Scholar5. WHITBY LE: Chemotherapy of pneumococcic and other infections with 2-(p-aminobenzenesulfonamido) pyridine, Lancet, 1938, i, 1210. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. EVANSGAISFORD GMWF: Treatment of pneumonia with 2-(p-aminobenzenesulfonamido) pyridine, Lancet, 1938, ii, 14. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. FLIPPINLOCKWOODPEPPERSCHWARTZ HFJSDSL: The treatment of pneumococcic pneumonia with sulfapyridine, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1939, cxii, 529-534. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Correspondence, Pneumonia in private practice, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1939, cxii, 168-169. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication August 11, 1939.From the Wards of the Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by courtesy of the Chiefs of the Medical Division. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byChanging Aspects of the Etiology and Treatment of Pleural EmpyemaEmpyema of the lungDiagnosis of empyema 1 December 1939Volume 13, Issue 6Page: 1005-1012KeywordsChemotherapyPneumococcusPneumoniaSerotherapy Issue Published: 1 December 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...