A Case of Anomalous Cutaneous Eruption Showing a Bacillus Morphologically Corresponding with the Klebs-Lœffler, and Clearing up under Diphtheritic Antitoxin
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The part the diphtheria carrier plays in the production of epidemics has only lately been investigated, and it has been found that the infective agent has remained almost indefinitely in the nasal passages, or in otorrhceal discharges, in spite of all endeavours to disinfect. Upon these chronic infections the use of antitoxin seems to have little or no effect. On the other hand, immunity to the diphtheritic toxin seems to be conferred
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