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The Bulgarian Bacillus in the Treatment of Vulvovaginitis. M. B. 



Cohen. Jour. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1916, 1, 757-759. 



Vulvovaginitis cannot be treated to advantage by means of cul- 

 tures of Bacillus bulgaricus, since this organism does not thrive in the 

 human vagina. — M. W. C. 



The Types of Pneumococci in Tuberculous Sputum. Harold W. 



Lyall. Collected Studies, Bureau of Laboratories, New York City, 



1914-1915, 8, 176. 



Pneumococci were isolated from the sputum of 9 out of 25 tubercu- 

 lous patients. The pneumococci were all of the type found in normal 

 mouths.— T. G, H. 



Tuberculosis of the Middle Ear. H. B. Graham. Annals of Otology, 



Rhinology and Laryngology, 1916, 25, 105-118. 



The author gives histories of nine cases. 



Diagnosis was made by finding tubercle bacilli in microscopic prepa- 

 rations, after animal inoculation or in sections showing the pathological 

 process. — C. P. B. 



Gastro-Intestinal Findings in Acne Vulgaris. L. W. Ketron and J. 



H. King. Jour. A. M. A., 1916, 67, 671-675. 



While it is conceded that the acne bacillus is the direct cause of 

 acne vulgaris, an analysis of 30 cases suggests that gastro-intestinal 

 derangements form an important predisposing factor. — G. H. S. 



Focal Infection in Relation to Certain Dermatoses. M. L. Ravitch. 



Jour. A. M. A., 1916, 67, 430-^31. 



Case reports are presented showing that many types of dermatoses 

 may be due to focal infection. The removal of the infected part, 

 teeth, tonsils, appendix, or of a streptococcic throat infection, re- 

 sulted in cure. — G. H. S. 



The Treatment of Chronic Colon Bacillus Pyelitis by Pelvic Lavage. H. 



L. Kretschmer and F. W. Gaarde. Jour. A. M. A., 1916, 66, 



2052-2053. 



Of 14 cases of chronic colon bacillus pyelitis 11 bacteriologic cures 

 were obtained by means of pelvic lavage employing silver nitrate in 

 1 per cent solution. 



Treatments, at intervals of 5 or 6 days and numbering from 1 to 8, 

 were required to free the urine of bacteria. — G. H. S. 



Laboratory Facts in Poliomyelitis. S. R. Klein. New York Med. 



Jour., 1916, 104, 219-220. 



An examination of about 400 cases of infantile paralysis showed 

 that the blood and urine v/ere uniformly sterile. The micrococcus of 

 Weichselbaum was found in considerable numbers in the spinal fluid. 

 No other organisms were demonstrable. — M. W. C, 



