STUDIES ON PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Since the development (1, 2) of the biological classification of pneumococci bacteriological methods have been applied by many investigators (3-16) to the study of the incidence, mortality and course of lobar pneumonia. In uncomplicated cases certain phenomena have been found to be associated with recovery, shown in the following tabulation. j PRowy 1. Blood cultures........... Negative, or becoming so 2. Specific soluble substances in serum and urine.....