| changing ecology of acute bacterial empyema: occurrence and mortality at boston city hospital during 12 selected years from 1935 to 1972. | the occurrence, etiology, and demography of acute bacterial empyema are presented to reflect the widespread use of sulfonamides, penicillin, and other active antibiotics. in community-acquired (c-a) cases streptococcus pneumoniae, hemolytic streptococci, and staphylococcus aureus were the most frequent single organisms identified in initial positive cultures of pleural fluid during 1935. s. pneumoniae declined steadily until 1953 but continued to occur frequently in c-a cases. hemolytic streptoc ... | 1978 | 24669 |
| acute infectious sinusitis in cyanotic congenital heart disease. | | 1973 | 4147603 |
| changing etiology of bacterial endocarditis in the antibacterial era. experiences at boston city hospital 1933-1965. | | 1970 | 4984425 |
| outbreak of invasive group a streptococcus associated with varicella in a childcare center -- boston, massachusetts, 1997. | group a streptococcus (gas) causes common childhood diseases such as streptococcal pharyngitis and impetigo and can cause severe, life-threatening invasive disease including streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis. invasive gas disease occurs when gas infects a normally sterile site. clusters of invasive gas infection previously had not been reported among children in school or childcare centers (cccs). however, on february 13, 1997, the boston public health commission recei ... | 1997 | 9338455 |
| pharyngitis management: focusing on where we agree. | | 2006 | 16831998 |
| evaluation and treatment of pharyngitis in primary care practice: the difference between guidelines is largely academic. | the guidelines from the american college of physicians and the infectious diseases society of america differ with respect to the use of clinical criteria and microbiologic testing to identify adults with pharyngitis who are likely to have group a beta-hemolytic streptococci. | 2006 | 16832002 |
| pharyngitis: how and why. | | 2006 | 17101955 |
| treatment of adults with acute pharyngitis in primary care practice. | | 2006 | 17101956 |
| nonadherence to guidelines. | | 2006 | 17101957 |