Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to V H Springett.
The highest rate of tuberculosis notification in England and Wales during the 1980s occurred in males aged 65 years and over. This is explained on the basis of reactivation rather than recent infection: a trend which is likely to continue until the end of the century.
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Analysis of the month of birth of 1715 children with asthma shows clear evidence of a higher proportion of the group having been born between May and October (54.8%) than would be expected by comparison with the population of England and Wales (50.2%). Inspection of the distribution of month of patients with hay fever and for patients with positive skin reactions to mixed grass pollen does not account for this seasonal variation but children with positive skin reactions to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus show a high proportion (56.2%) born in the period May to October. Although the reasons for the variation of pattern of month of birth in asthmatic children are uncertain, further study of sensitization in early life might clarify them.
I n 1971--4 forty-four patients were found to have drug-susceptible tubercle bacilli in their sputum more than one year after a previous positive result. Comparison of their case records with those of 45 controls showed that inadequate chemotherapy was by far the most important cause of relapse. Most patients who have had adequate chemotherapy for pulmonary tuberculosis should be discharged. Patients who have certain risk factors or who have had inadequate or irregular chemotherapy should be followed up indefinitely.
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