BACTERIOLOGIC STUDIES IN ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER

摘要: The present study was undertaken to determine whether any constant cultural or immunologic type of bacterium associated with acute rheumatic fever. This disease presents a fairly typical clinical picture, consisting an febrile condition, polyarthritis, and tendency involvement such serous surfaces as the endocardium, pericardium pleura. Muscular tissues are also frequently involved, most noticeably myocardium, in which peculiar pathologic picture is commonly found fatal cases. Certain symptoms disease, namely, fever respond characteristic manner administration salicylates sufficient doses. It does not seem unreasonable, therefore, suppose that may be result action some definite pathogenic micro-organism. early contention Achalme 1 due gram-negative anaerobic bacillus has been disproved. next view