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micrococcus Pasteuri ; coccus lanceolatus ; bacillus sali- 

 varius septicus ; bacillus septicus sputigenous ; diplo- 

 coccus lanceolatus capsulatus; micrococcus pneumonia 

 crouposaB. 



6. A form of septica3mia resulting from the invasion 

 of the tissues by an organism frequently seen in the 

 sputum of tuberculous subjects. It is characterized by 

 its tendency to divide into fours. It is the micrococcus 

 tetragenus. 



c. Local or general tuberculosis. 



a. SPUTUM SEPTICAEMIA. 



If at the end of twenty-four to thirty-six hours the 

 animal be found dead, we may safely suspect that the 

 result was produced by the introduction into the tissues 

 of the organism of sputum septicaBmia above mentioned, 

 viz., the micrococcus lanceolatus, which is not uncom- 

 monly found in the mouth of healthy individuals as 

 well as in other conditions. 



Inspection of the seat of inoculation usually reveals 

 a local reaction. " This may be of a serous, fibrinous, 

 hemorrhagic, necrotic, or purulent character. Fre- 

 quently we may find combinations of these conditions, 

 such as fibro-purulent, fibrino-serous, or sero-hemor- 

 rhagic." l The most conspicuous naked-eye change 

 undergone by the internal organs will be enlargement 

 of the spleen. It is usually swollen, but may at times 

 be normal in appearance. It is sometimes hard, dark 

 red, and dry, or it may be soft and rich in blood. Fre- 

 quently there is a limited fibrinous exudation over por- 

 tions of the peritoneum. 



1 Welch : Johns Hopkins Hospital Bulletin, December, 1892, vol. iii. No. 27. 



