THE PROPHYLACTIC AND THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF CONVALESCENT SERUMS IN SOME OF THE ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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Article1 September 1936THE PROPHYLACTIC AND THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF CONVALESCENT SERUMS IN SOME OF THE ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASESWILLIAM THALHIMER, M.D., F.A.C.P.WILLIAM THALHIMER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-3-373 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptToday there is a steadily increasing interest in both the prophylactic and the therapeutic value of various convalescent serums. It is, however, extremely difficult to secure accurate information of the value of any agent in preventing acute infectious diseases. This is because of the many variables, having to do with the intimacy, degree and time of contact with an infectious individual, the degree and stage of infectivity of the patient, the relative resistance of the exposed individual, etc. Therefore, although the number of reports of well controlled prophylactic studies is increasing, the profession still views these efforts at prevention with...Bibliography CENCI F: Alcune esperienze di sieroimmunizzazione e serioterapia nel morbillo, Riv. di Clin. Pediat., 1907, v, 1017. Google Scholar GORDONBADGERDARLINGSCHOOTEN JEGFGBSS: Reaction of familial contacts to scarlet fever infection, Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1935, xxv, 531-544. CrossrefGoogle Scholar HOYNELEVINSONTHALHIMER ALSOW: Convalescent scarlet fever serum, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, cv, 783-789. CrossrefGoogle Scholar NICOLLECONSEIL CE: Pouvoir préventif du sérum d'un malade convalescent de rougeole, Bull. et mém. Soc. méd. d. hôp. de Par., 1918, xlii, 336-338. Google Scholar PARK WH: Injection of serum or plasma from convalescent cases of measles to prevent the development of the disease in children, Internat. Conf. on Health Problems in Trop. Am., United Fruit Co. Rep., 1925, p. 908. Google Scholar SYNNOTT MJ: A case of scarlet fever, malignant type, successfully treated with recovered blood, Med. Rec., 1917, xci, 106. Google Scholar THALHIMERLEVINSON WSO: Pooled convalescent scarlet fever serum treatment, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, cv, 864-866. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WEAVER GH: The treatment of scarlet fever with immune human serum, Jr. Infect. Dis., 1918, xxii, 211-219. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WEISBECKER : Heilserum gegen Typhus, Scharlach, Pneumonie, Ztschr. f. klin. Med., 1897, xxxii, 188. Google Scholar ZINGHER A: A simple outfit for the distribution of toxin for the Schick test, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1915, lxv, 329. CrossrefGoogle Scholar ZINGHER A: Convalescent whole blood plasma and serum in prophylaxis of measles, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1924, lxxxii, 1180-1187. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Read at the Detroit meeting of the American College of Physicians, March 3, 1936. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCorrelates of Vaccine-Induced Immunity: Historical Perspectives and Future Challenges 1 September 1936Volume 10, Issue 3Page: 373-378KeywordsInfectious diseases Issue Published: 1 September 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...