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Connellan-King Diplococcus. Infection of the Tonsil. J. J. King. 



New York Med. Jour., 1916, 104, 120-121. 



From observation of 100 cases of septic arthritis, it appears that 

 every case is caused by a focus of infection, which is most frequently 

 situated in the tonsils. The causative organism has many times been 

 found to be a Gram negative diplococcus, called the Connellan-King 

 diplococcus. The administration of an autogenous vaccine, followed by 

 the removal of the tonsils by enucleation constitutes a successful 

 method of treatment. — M, W. C. 



Studies on the Cultivation of the Rabies Virus. Caroline R. Gurley 



AND Charlotte C. Van Winkle. Collected Studies, Bureau of 



Laboratories, New York City, 1914-1915, 8, 383. 



Using the methods described by Noguchi, work was undertaken to 

 determine with what regularity the cultivation of rabic virus could be 

 obtained. 



No evidence was found of the multiplication of the virus. The 

 Negri-like bodies found by Noguchi were very rare and not definite 

 in the experience of these authors. What may have been the same 

 were once seen in a control tube of ascitic fluid of the kidney. 



T. G. H. 



Gas Bacillus Infection with Remarks on Gastric Ulcer. Randolph 

 West and Mary E. Stewart. Proc. N. Y. Pathol. Soc, 1916, 

 16, 30. 



Filtrates of anerobic broth cultures of B. welchii killed guinea pigs, 

 but not after neutralization of the acid. Acid solutions of equivalent 

 strength were found to be toxic also. The guinea pigs frequently 

 showed gastric ulcers and gastric ulcer without death of the animal 

 was caused regularly by the intravenous injection of 4 to 4.5 cc. of 1 

 per cent acetic acid. — W. J. M. 



Diphtheria in the First Year of Life. J. D. Rolleston. Amer. Jour. 



Diseases of Children, 1916, 12, 47-52. 



In an analysis of 2600 cases of diphtheria it was found that only 

 20 or less than 1 per cent were under one year of age. The mortality 

 among these 20 cases was 45 per cent as compared with 7.3 per cent 

 in the total. Three patients showed unmistakable signs of congenital 

 syphihs and the author believes others were probably syphilitic. It 

 is therefore concluded that syphilis is probably an important predis- 

 posing factor.— R. M. T. 



Resume on Infectious Diseases. Albert H, Beifeld. Amer. Jour. 

 Diseases of Children, 1916, 12, 166-200. 

 A very complete and comprehensive resume of the advances made 

 in contagious diseases during the last few years is here given, together 

 with a bibliography consisting of 300 references. 



