Leptospira grippotyphosa.

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Case Reports1 December 1954LEPTOSPIRA GRIPPOTYPHOSAEDWIN E. GOLDBERG, M.D., HAROLD B. SHRIFTER, M.D., MURRAY FRANKLIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.EDWIN E. GOLDBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HAROLD B. SHRIFTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MURRAY FRANKLIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-41-6-1245 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptLeptospiral diseases have been for many years considered uncommon in the United States and have therefore not received their due attention in medical colleges or in clinical medicine. However, an increasing awareness of the importance of leptospirosis in human and animal disease is attested to by the numerous reports on this subject appearing in the literature in recent years. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication March 12, 1954.From the Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, the Departments of Clinical Science and Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, and the Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1954Volume 41, Issue 6Page: 1245-1249KeywordsHospital medicineLeptospiraLeptospirosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...