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Acute and chronic meningococcæmia in children and their treatment by bacteriophage and serum

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    A case of acute meningococcal meningitis in a girl of 6 years treated with meningococcus bacteriophage is described.

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    A case of chronic meningococcæmia, in a boy of one year treated with meningococcal antibacterial serum is reported.

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    General character of the strains of meningococcus isolated from these cases is given.

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    Possibilities of meningococcus bacteriphage therapy is discussed.

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  1. Serum Institute of India, (Biological Laboratory, Union Drug Co. Ltd.), Calcutta

    B. B. Sen M.Sc., M.B.

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Sen, B.B. Acute and chronic meningococcæmia in children and their treatment by bacteriophage and serum. Indian J Pediatr 4, 121–125 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02809956

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