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Title: Applied immunology : the practical application of sera and bacterins prophylactically, diagnostically, and therapeutically
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Thomas, Benjamin Abraham, 1878- Ivy, Robert Henry, 1881-
Subjects: Serotherapy Immunity Immunization, Passive
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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Fig. 44.—Mrs. J. B. C. Recurrent erysipelas. Observe in this case that thehigh tide of immunity, indicated by the opsonic indices, has been maintained fortwo and a half months, no inoculation having been given since March 22. It willbe noted that this is entirely in accord with the clinical symptoms of the case. teria. In the treatment of rapidly spreading phage-denic ulcerations, excellent results have been obtained.Naturally, autogenous preparations should be utilizedwhenever possible, and cultures repeated frequentlyas the bacterial flora are subject to change. BACTERIAL INOCULATION 269 Cellulitis and Dermatitis.—Under these headingsare included erysipelas, Ludwigs angina and pemphi-gus, commonly associated with lymphangitis andlymphadenitis. The preponderant invading organismis the streptococcus, although the staphylococcus isalso found. Streptococcal infections of this class, in INDEX It! 1 g J 2 11 1 1915 NOV. QEC. JUUYpufelhlfeflU 1 I 3 4 5 til 10 1112 13 14 4 5 t 7 8 1 10

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