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THE WASSERMANN REACTION: AS A ROUTINE TEST IN HOSPITAL PRACTICE

THE WASSERMANN REACTION: AS A ROUTINE TEST IN HOSPITAL PRACTICE Abstract In presenting these statistics before the medical profession at large, we fully realize the relatively slight value that such statistical analyses afford. Statistics, as a whole, are misleading, but it is our purpose to impress the medical profession with the value of routine Wassermann reactions, in both office and hospital practice. Before presenting statistics as to the frequency of syphilis in the Swedish Hospital, a review will be given of some of the literature. Before the Wassermann reaction was introduced, there was but little index as to the prevalence of syphilis in communities, in hospitals or among various classes of people. It has always been considered a common disease, but an approach to exact figures was neither available nor possible, especially in the United States. With the advancement of a more reliable means of diagnosis by laboratory methods, the ideas of the medical profession on this subject have been revolutionized. References 1. Neisser, in Oxford Medicine , vol. 5, 1921, p. 658. 2. Fournier, in Oxford Medicine , vol. 5, 1921, p. 658. 3. Hazen: Syphilis , St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Company, 1919, p. 23. 4. Fischer: Municipal Control of Venereal Diseases , Pub. Health Mich. 8:51, 1913. 5. Vedder: Syphilis and Public Health , Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1918. 6. Southward: Statistical Notes on a Series of 6,000 Wassermann Tests for Syphilis Performed in the Harvard Neuropathological Laboratory, 1913 , Boston M. & S. J. 170:947, 1914. 7. Hammond: Statistical Study in Syphilis with the Wassermann Reaction, etc. , Am. J. Insan. 70:107, 1913. 8. Thompson: Syphilis , Diagnosis and Treatment , Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1916, p. 27. 9. Rosenberger: Summary of the Wassermann Tests Done During 1916 in the Philadelphia General Hospital , New York M. J. 105:1233, 1917. 10. Rosenberger: Ten Thousand Wassermann Tests , New York M. J. 108:584, 1918. 11. Peterson: A Plea for Routine Wassermann Examinations for Obstetrical and Gynecological Patients in Hospitals and General Practice , Am. J. Syph. 1:211, 1917. 12. Williams, J. W.: Wasserman Reactions in Obstetrics , Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 31:335, 1920. 13. Keidel, A., and Moore, J. A.: Wassermann Reactions in Johns Hopkins Hospital , Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 34:16, 1923. 14. Detweiler, H. K.: Survey of Results of Routine and Other Wassermann Tests in Toronto General Hospital for Past Ten Years , Canad. M. A. J. 16:800, 1926. 15. Vedder: U. S. War Dept. S. G. O. Bull. no. 8, p. 60. 16. Craig: The Wassermann Test , St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Company, 1918, p. 167. 17. Craig (footnote 16, p. 168). 18. Belding, D. L., and Adams, C. B.: Wassermann Reactions in a Boston Maternity Hospital , Boston M. & S. J. 187:815, 1922. 19. Letulle, Bergesin and Lépine: La reaction de Wassermann chez les tuberculeux pulmonaires , Bull. Acad. de méd., Paris 71:596, 1914. 20. Craig (footnote 16, p. 169). 21. Walker: Venereal Diseases in the American Expeditionary Forces , Baltimore, Medical Standard Book Company, 1922, p. 149. 22. Houke: Statistical Study of Prevalence of Syphilis in China Expedition, 15th U. S. Infantry , Mil. Surgeon 50:251, 1922. 23. Belding, D. L., and Hunter, I. L.: Wassermann Reactions in Different Social Classes , Am. J. Syph. 8:117, 1924. 24. Kilduffe, R. A.: Incidence of Positive Wassermann Reactions in 484 Supposedly Nonsyphilitic Patients , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 5:207 ( (Feb.) ) 1922. 25. Felsen, J., and Christina, V.: Review of 2,066 Wassermann Tests and Clinical Histories , Am. J. Syph. 8:130, 1924. 26. Williams, J. R.: Wassermann Reaction in a Large Group of Supposedly Nonsyphilitic Individuals Including Large Groups of Diabetics and Nephritics , Am. J. Syph. 5:284, 1921. 27. Smith, C. M.: Syphilis with a Negative Wassermann Reaction , Boston M. & S. J. 189:286, 1923. 28. Epplen, F.: Observations on 1,650 Routine Wassermann Tests , Am. J. Syph. 9:360, 1925. 29. Walker, I. C., and Haller, D. A.: Routine Wassermann Reactions of 4,000 Hospital Patients , J. A. M. A. 66:488 ( (Feb. 12) ) 1916.Crossref 30. Hornor, A. A.: Wassermann Reaction , Boston M. & S. J. 174:194, 1916. 31. Commiskey, L. J. J.: Routine Wassermann Reactions in Hospital Obstetrics , Am. J. Obst. 73:676, 1916. 32. Meulengracht: Wassermann Reaction in Public Hospital , Ugesk. f. Laeger 81:283, 1919. 33. Berkeley-Hill, O. A. R.: Survey of Inmates of Ranchi-European Insane Asylum , Indian M. Gaz. 56:89, 1921. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology American Medical Association

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Abstract In presenting these statistics before the medical profession at large, we fully realize the relatively slight value that such statistical analyses afford. Statistics, as a whole, are misleading, but it is our purpose to impress the medical profession with the value of routine Wassermann reactions, in both office and hospital practice. Before presenting statistics as to the frequency of syphilis in the Swedish Hospital, a review will be given of some of the literature. Before the Wassermann reaction was introduced, there was but little index as to the prevalence of syphilis in communities, in hospitals or among various classes of people. It has always been considered a common disease, but an approach to exact figures was neither available nor possible, especially in the United States. With the advancement of a more reliable means of diagnosis by laboratory methods, the ideas of the medical profession on this subject have been revolutionized. References 1. Neisser, in Oxford Medicine , vol. 5, 1921, p. 658. 2. Fournier, in Oxford Medicine , vol. 5, 1921, p. 658. 3. Hazen: Syphilis , St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Company, 1919, p. 23. 4. Fischer: Municipal Control of Venereal Diseases , Pub. Health Mich. 8:51, 1913. 5. Vedder: Syphilis and Public Health , Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1918. 6. Southward: Statistical Notes on a Series of 6,000 Wassermann Tests for Syphilis Performed in the Harvard Neuropathological Laboratory, 1913 , Boston M. & S. J. 170:947, 1914. 7. Hammond: Statistical Study in Syphilis with the Wassermann Reaction, etc. , Am. J. Insan. 70:107, 1913. 8. Thompson: Syphilis , Diagnosis and Treatment , Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1916, p. 27. 9. Rosenberger: Summary of the Wassermann Tests Done During 1916 in the Philadelphia General Hospital , New York M. J. 105:1233, 1917. 10. Rosenberger: Ten Thousand Wassermann Tests , New York M. J. 108:584, 1918. 11. Peterson: A Plea for Routine Wassermann Examinations for Obstetrical and Gynecological Patients in Hospitals and General Practice , Am. J. Syph. 1:211, 1917. 12. Williams, J. W.: Wasserman Reactions in Obstetrics , Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 31:335, 1920. 13. Keidel, A., and Moore, J. A.: Wassermann Reactions in Johns Hopkins Hospital , Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 34:16, 1923. 14. Detweiler, H. K.: Survey of Results of Routine and Other Wassermann Tests in Toronto General Hospital for Past Ten Years , Canad. M. A. J. 16:800, 1926. 15. Vedder: U. S. War Dept. S. G. O. Bull. no. 8, p. 60. 16. Craig: The Wassermann Test , St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Company, 1918, p. 167. 17. Craig (footnote 16, p. 168). 18. Belding, D. L., and Adams, C. B.: Wassermann Reactions in a Boston Maternity Hospital , Boston M. & S. J. 187:815, 1922. 19. Letulle, Bergesin and Lépine: La reaction de Wassermann chez les tuberculeux pulmonaires , Bull. Acad. de méd., Paris 71:596, 1914. 20. Craig (footnote 16, p. 169). 21. Walker: Venereal Diseases in the American Expeditionary Forces , Baltimore, Medical Standard Book Company, 1922, p. 149. 22. Houke: Statistical Study of Prevalence of Syphilis in China Expedition, 15th U. S. Infantry , Mil. Surgeon 50:251, 1922. 23. Belding, D. L., and Hunter, I. L.: Wassermann Reactions in Different Social Classes , Am. J. Syph. 8:117, 1924. 24. Kilduffe, R. A.: Incidence of Positive Wassermann Reactions in 484 Supposedly Nonsyphilitic Patients , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 5:207 ( (Feb.) ) 1922. 25. Felsen, J., and Christina, V.: Review of 2,066 Wassermann Tests and Clinical Histories , Am. J. Syph. 8:130, 1924. 26. Williams, J. R.: Wassermann Reaction in a Large Group of Supposedly Nonsyphilitic Individuals Including Large Groups of Diabetics and Nephritics , Am. J. Syph. 5:284, 1921. 27. Smith, C. M.: Syphilis with a Negative Wassermann Reaction , Boston M. & S. J. 189:286, 1923. 28. Epplen, F.: Observations on 1,650 Routine Wassermann Tests , Am. J. Syph. 9:360, 1925. 29. Walker, I. C., and Haller, D. A.: Routine Wassermann Reactions of 4,000 Hospital Patients , J. A. M. A. 66:488 ( (Feb. 12) ) 1916.Crossref 30. Hornor, A. A.: Wassermann Reaction , Boston M. & S. J. 174:194, 1916. 31. Commiskey, L. J. J.: Routine Wassermann Reactions in Hospital Obstetrics , Am. J. Obst. 73:676, 1916. 32. Meulengracht: Wassermann Reaction in Public Hospital , Ugesk. f. Laeger 81:283, 1919. 33. Berkeley-Hill, O. A. R.: Survey of Inmates of Ranchi-European Insane Asylum , Indian M. Gaz. 56:89, 1921.

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