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THEIR BEARING ON THE MECHANISM OF CRISIS

HENRY M. THOMAS, Jr., M.D.; FREDERIC PARKER, Jr., M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1920;26(1):125-132.

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Typing of pneumococci in the sputum of patients suffering from lobar pneumonia was begun in this laboratory in March, 1919. In order to corroborate the results, lung punctures were performed at the same time and the organisms thus obtained were checked up with those in the sputum. As time went on, aside from this corroborative value, the results of the lung punctures appeared to us to have an interest from quite a different point of view, namely, as throwing some light on the nature of the mechanism of crisis. It is from this point of view that we are presenting our results. In so doing, we fully realize that the work itself is not original; nevertheless, it seems to be of some value both as confirming the results of our predecessors and as a stimulus possibly to others to attempt similar work. There seems to be some necessity for this, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BOSTON

From the Pneumonia Service and Pathological Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Boston.

Footnotes
Presented May, 1920, before the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

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