Torula Infection In Man: Summary

Torula Infection *

Isolated cases of meningitis attributable to Torula histolytica had been described, possibly as early as 1861,25 but it remained for Stoddard and Cutler2" in 1916 to segregate these cases, on the basis of clinical and pathological findings, from many other instances of infections by yeast and yeast-like organisms. They describe two additional cases and carefully studied the causative organism. ...

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Linguatulid Infection in Man

worms. The body is vermiform and is markedly annulated. The rings are, however, merely superficial and no trace of any segmentation is present. They therefore are considered as degenerated forms of the Class Arachnida and have been included under a distinct Order, Pentastomida, which includes among others the family Lingucitulidce. The life-history of this arthropod includes two hosts, one carn...

Trichostrongylus Infection in Man

Subclinical Brucella infection in man.

Much subclinical infection with Brucella abortus affects the dairy farming community, slaughterhouse workers, and veterinary surgeons. High titres of antibody to B. abortus by the saline agglutination, antihuman globulin, or complement fixation test may be shown in subjects from the first two groups and generally there are no symptoms or signs of brucella infection whatever. Veterinary surgeons...