Abstract
The paper by Norden, Callerame and Baum in this issue of the Journal calls attention to a facet of Haemophilus influenzae infections that has aroused only sporadic interest in the past. Although this kind of disease has been known to occur in adults for many years, the few cases in this age group have stimulated the description of single ones and the association of its pathogenesis with either a local or a generalized defect in host defense mechanisms. Thus, many reports have emphasized the relation of susceptibility to this type of infection to deficient or defective immunoglobulins, antibiotic-therapy (superinfection), spinal . . .
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