Donald R. Nichols

BACTEREMIA OWING TO GRAM-NEGATIVE BACILLI: EXPERIENCES IN THE TREATMENT OF 137 PATIENTS IN A 15-YEAR PERIOD

Excerpt The evolution of effective antibiotic therapy has greatly altered the outlook of many infectious states, one of which is the invasion of the blood stream by microorganisms. With the multipl...

MICROCOCCAL BACTEREMIA WITHOUT ENDOCARDITIS: CLINICAL DATA AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS IN 109 CASES

Excerpt Infections caused byMicrococcus pyogenesvar.aureus(Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus)continue to offer a major therapeutic challenge. Micrococci appear to possess an almost singular ability to...

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS: CLINICAL FEATURES AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Excerpt Cryptococcosis (torulosis) is an infection which occurs more frequently than is generally appreciated. Clinically the early diagnosis of this disease is difficult. However, if the possibili...

STREPTOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA WITHOUT ENDOCARDITIS: CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS

Excerpt Rosenow and Brown1described 144 cases of bacteremia due to a variety of organisms encountered at the Mayo Clinic during the three years from 1934 through 1936. Herrell and Brown2in 1941 com...