A BACTERIOLOGIC STUDY OF THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC AT CAMP DEVENS, MASS.
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When fourteen men at Camp Devens became sick with an “ill-defined fever” they were immediately isolated. The authors convey the results of their study on these patients. The article deals essentially with bacteriologic findings, and is particularly interested in establishing the presence and role of B. influenzae as an etiologic agent (which they are unable to definitively establish). “In the work about to be described, the presence of B. influenzae in the smear alone has always been thought inconclusive.” “It is perfectly obvious that it is impossible to prove the etiologic factor of a disease when, with the best available technic, the organism in question is not, strictly speaking, ‘constantly present’ in the lesions, and when it is impossible to reproduce the disease in lower animals by inoculation.”
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H. influenzae is commonly found to co/secondarily infect viral infection.
“Haemophilus influenzae is another bacteria commonly found to co/secondarily infect viral infection”
From Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics (2017) · cites this paper as Spooner et al., 1919
H. influenzae has been associated with complication of disease during influenza pandemics.
“and has been associated with the complication of disease during influenza pandemics (Abrahams et al., 1919; Spooner et al., 1919; Brundage, 2006; Palacios et al., 2009).”
From Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics (2017) · cites this paper as Spooner et al., 1919
At Camp Devens, out of 37 autopsies, 43% were positive for pure growth of H. influenzae in at least one lobe of the lung.
“Out of 37 autopsies performed, 43% were positive for pure growth of H. influenzae in at least one lobe of the lung.”
From Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics (2017) · cites this paper as Spooner et al., 1919
At Camp Devens, of those infected with influenza, 17% developed pneumonia, of which 35% were fatal.
“Of those infected, 17% developed pneumonia, of which 35% of cases were fatal.”
From Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics (2017) · cites this paper as Spooner et al., 1919
At Camp Devens in 1918, a quarter of all troops were diagnosed with influenza within a 1-month period.
“Within a 1-month period in 1918 at the military Camp Devens, a quarter of all troops were diagnosed with influenza.”
From Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics (2017) · cites this paper as Spooner et al., 1919
At Camp Devens, blood culture revealed 65% had S. pneumoniae, 2.5% had H. influenzae, and 1.3% had S. aureus.
“Blood culture revealed 65% had S. pneumoniae, 2.5% had H. influenzae and 1.3% had S. aureus (Spooner et al., 1919; Brundage, 2006).”
From Secondary bacterial infections associated with influenza pandemics (2017) · cites this paper as Spooner et al., 1919
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- Authors
- SPOONER, L. H.
- Corresponding author
- SPOONER, LESLEY H.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Medical Association
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 1919-01-18
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 155
- ISSN
- 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2003859601
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- JAMA (publishedVersion)
- University of Michigan Library Repository (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Respiratory viral infections research
- Keywords
- influenza epidemic, Camp Devens, influenza etiology, influenza bacillus, bacterial isolation, smear examination
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