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C. J. HEINBERG, M.D.

AMA Arch Otolaryngol. 1958;68(4):403-415.

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Introduction

The Staphylococcus (Micrococcus) Pyogenes var. aureus is probably one of the very earliest infection agents known to man, as its ravages, in the form of osteomyelitis lesions, have been recorded in bones recovered from excavations of tombs dating back many centuries in antiquity. It is likewise one of the most ubiquitous organisms, and its adaptability to environmental circumstances explains its continuing importance as a serious contender for the title of today's "Captain of the Men of Death," as pointed out recently in an editorial in the British Medical Journal.¹

One can truthfully say that the first half of the 20th century has been the period in medical history which undoubtedly will be credited with medicine's greatest advance in the battle against infectious disease. It has been the period of antisepsis, asepsis, and the beginning of the antibiotic and chemotherapeutic era. But it must be confessed the final answer . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Pensacola, Fla.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Jan. 29, 1958.

Presented as a candidate's thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for membership in the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.

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