DEATH DUE TO ADMINISTRATION OF TYPHUS VACCINE

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Case Reports1 August 1946DEATH DUE TO ADMINISTRATION OF TYPHUS VACCINEHAROLD RIFKINHAROLD RIFKINSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-25-2-346 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA recent editorial note in The United States Army Medical Bulletin states that a number of severe reactions due to typhus vaccine have been reported to the Surgeon General's Office, but that the number is negligible in comparison to the number of doses of egg vaccine administered. We have had occasion to observe all autopsied material in a South Pacific base. Only one case has come to autopsy as a result of typhus vaccine administration. Roth2has recently reviewed 32 cases of reactions to typhus vaccine. These reactions have been divided into two types. The first group consists chiefly of...Bibliography1. Editorial Note: U. S. Army Med. Bull., May 1945, No. 88, p. 111. Google Scholar2. ROTH VE: Reactions to typhus vaccine, U. S. Army Med. Bull., 1945, No. 88, pp. 111-113. Google Scholar3. TUFT L: Clinical allergy, 1937, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar4. Editorial Note: U. S. Army Med. Bull., 1945, No. 88, p. 112. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 10, 1945.†At present with the Dept. of Medicine, Montefiore Hospital, Gun Hill Road, New York City. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe safety of egg-containinq vaccines for egg-allergic patients 1 August 1946Volume 25, Issue 2Page: 346-350KeywordsAutopsyHospital medicineSurgeonsTyphusVaccines ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...