Transactions of the American Pediatric Society, Volume 20American Pediatric Society., 1909 List of members in each volume. |
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abscess acute albumin amount appeared autopsy baby blood Boston Bronchopneumonia bronchus casein casts cells cent cerebrospinal fluid cerebrospinal meningitis Chapin child chronic clinical condition congenital curds developed dextrose diagnosis diarrhea died digestion diplococci disease effect epidemic esophagus examination eye test fatty acids favorable feeding fever Flexner fluid foreign body fresh air hospital hydrocephalus ileocolitis increased infants injection instances intestinal Jacobi Kernig's sign kidney kindergarten Koplik large number leukocytes lumbar puncture lung maltose meningococcus methods milk months mortality mother mucus nephritis nervous normal observation occurred onset pain paralysis pathological patient PEDIATRICS Philadelphia physical physicians pneumonia poliomyelitis positive present proteid pyelitis question reaction recovery reported Rotch seen serum showed skin spinal sporadic stomach stools symptoms teacher temperature tion trachea treated treatment tube tuberculin tuberculosis tuberculous tubules urinary urine usually ventricles vomiting weeks York
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Page 42 - ... an antitoxic property; the positive chemotaxis for polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and the promoted phagocytosis are most definite and constant features; finally, the reduction in the number of diplococci, the change in their staining properties, and the loss of viability speak for a bactericidal power — although it is a question if this may not be explained by the phagocytosis.
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