INTRAVENOUS STREPTOCOCCIC VACCINE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC RHEUMATOID DISEASE

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Article1 April 1941INTRAVENOUS STREPTOCOCCIC VACCINE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC RHEUMATOID DISEASEMACNIDER WETHERBY, M.D.MACNIDER WETHERBY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-10-1849 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptStreptococcic vaccine and streptococcic derivatives have been used in the treatment of arthritis and rheumatoid diseases for a number of years. The materials injected have varied widely as to the strain or strains used, dosage, frequency, and route of administration.For the past nine years intravenous streptococcic vaccine has been used by us in the treatment of patients with chronic arthritis and associated rheumatoid complaints. These were seen at the out-patient department of the University of Minnesota hospital. The chief basis for use has been the probability that streptococci may be etiological factors in many cases of chronic arthritis and...Bibliography1. CLAWSONWETHERBY BJM a. : An experimental basis for intravenous vaccine therapy in chronic arthritis with a summary of results obtained in patients, ANN. INT. MED., 1932, v, 1147. b. WETHERBY, MACNIDER, and CLAWSON, B. J.: Intravenous streptococcic vaccine therapy in chronic arthritis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcviii, 974. Google Scholar2. REIMANNEKLUND HAC: Long-continued vaccine therapy as a cause of amyloidosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1935, cxc, 88. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SABINWARREN ASJ: Therapeutic effectiveness of a practically non-toxic new compound, Science, 1940, xcii, 535. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Minneapolis, Minnesota*Received for publication September 25, 1939.From the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byResistance in Rheumatism 1 April 1941Volume 14, Issue 10Page: 1849-1857KeywordsArthritisOutpatientsPatientsRheumatoid arthritisRoutes of administrationVaccines ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...