Breast abscess is a condition as old as mankind, references to which are available in ancient scriptures in the civilizations world over. However most of the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of breast abscesses has been made in the last century. The present study was conducted on 50 female patients with provisional diagnosis of breast abscess with an aim to study the bacteriological prof...

The subgingival bacterial floras of naturally occurring gingivitis in adults and children were characterized and compared with the floras of other periodontal conditions previously studied. The composition of the gingivitis floras was found to be distinct from that of floras associated with health or with moderate, severe, or juvenile periodontitis. There were no major differences between the f...

Supplementing the earlier published The Biology of Pneumococcus by White, this volume makes available data on every conceivable phase of pneumococcus lobar pneumonia. It is, of course, an outgrowth of the years of work carried out in the Massachusetts Pneumonia Study, the experience there gained being supplemented by an exhaustive critical examination of the literature (the bibliography present...

This is an interesting little book written in a style that makes pleasant reading. The subject is dealt with in a broad and general way. The book is neither exclusively medical, industrial, nor agricultural but is designed for those who seek to know something concerning the nature and behaviour of bacteria in general. A great deal of information has been collected together in this little book w...

IDELY adopted in colleges and universities, the first edition of this standard text was generally regarded as one of the best available. Teachers like particularly the emphasis on chemistry, the thorough explanations of phenomena, the sound morphological and physiological material, and the wealth of excellent illustrations. The new second edition is really a new book: all material has been comp...

Cross-infection in a urological unit due to Serratia marcescens is reported. The bacteriology of the organism and its mode of spread are described. It is suggested that Serratia marcescens may be a more virulent organism than is generally believed, especially in situations in which there is an excess of mucus.