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Publications and source records attributed to F B Spencker.
Streptococcus pneumoniae as a cause of cellulitis is rarely reported in children and adults. We report on an infant with facial cellulitis due to pneumococci and review already described cases since 1975. The main features of this infection, underlying diseases and problems of diagnostics and therapy are discussed.
Clinical infectiology had passed through a marked transformation in the past, it is changing in the present time and will do so in the future. The most important factors for these changes are: the change of the living standard of the people, the increased number of persons with dispositions for infections, a better knowledge about the microbial etiology of infections and new possibilities of diagnostics and therapy of infectious diseases. The importance of these changes are in Germany inadequately reflected not only in the clinical practice but also in medical teaching and research. The reintegration of the infectiology as an important medical specialty in the Germany's medicine is urgently indicated.
Clinical microbiology is a facet of medical microbiology which is dedicated to all aspects of human infectious disease diagnosis, especially in patients treated in hospitals. The specific tasks of such a laboratory can be solved at best, if it is integrated in the hospital and if there is close co-operation with clinical specialists. Different methods for susceptibility testing of isolated bacteria are possible: agar diffusion test, agar dilution test, bouillon dilution test etc., the results of which need to be interpreted considering further aspects. During antimicrobial chemotherapy certain tests are also necessary or useful. The objective of future developments is to avoid the need of cultures and to establish antibiotic profiles within hours to provide the clinician with relevant results.
The authors report on an infant with meningitis caused by Pasteurella multocida. The problems of aetiology, diagnosis, and therapy of these infections are discussed with reference to this patient and other cases of P. multocida infection.
The authors describe their experiences with the treatment of 3 newborns with meningitis due to B-streptococci,, and give a review of the problems of etiology, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and therapy of infections with B-streptococci in newborns. Furthermore, the article deals withthe frequency of the ocurrence of these bacteria in mothers, children and in the medical personal staff as well as with the possible ways of transmission. The relations between infections with B-streptococci and respiratory distress syndrome in newborns are discussed with the problems of differential diagnosis and therapy.
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The clinical data of a 14-year old female patient with posttraumatic meningitis by Pasteurella multocida are reported. The behaviour of the isolated strain is recorded in cultural and biochemical aspect as well as in animal experiment. The importance of the infection with Pasteurella multocida is lined out and the possible origin of the disease in the reported case is discussed. Finally some problems of special bacteriological diagnosis are explained and hints are given in this respect.
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