Article1 September 1937SCARLET FEVERJEAN V. COOKE, M.D.JEAN V. COOKE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-3-484 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe modern conception of scarlet fever may be summarized briefly as follows:The evidence that scarlet fever is caused by hemolytic streptococcus infection is convincing and this etiology of the disease is generally accepted as proved. The constant association of the clinical disease with some focus infected with these organisms; the production of experimental scarlet fever by purposeful inoculation of susceptible volunteers with cultures of streptococci; and the various biologic reactions produced by injection of hemolytic streptococcus filtrates leave little room for doubt that the hemolytic streptococcus is the essential cause of the disease. As a result of observations on... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: St. Louis, Missouri*Presented at the St. Louis meeting of the American College of Physicians, April 21, 1937.From the Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, and the St. Louis Children's Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 September 1937Volume 11, Issue 3Page: 484-491KeywordsBiologicsChildrenEtiologyHospital medicineInfectious diseasesInoculationPediatricsScarlet feverStreptococcal infectionsStreptococcus ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...