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Occurrence of Second Attacks Due to the Same Type of Group A Hemolytic Streptococci

B. B. BREESE, M.D.; FRANK A. DISNEY, M.D.; W. B. TALPEY, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1960;100(3):353-359.

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In 1954, less than 10 years after penicillin came into general use and had been shown to be an exceedingly effective drug against streptococcal infection in children, Maclyn McCarty¹ voiced the following warning: "The extensive use of penicillin throughout childhood may ultimately result in an adult population with a susceptibility to streptococcal disease comparable to that kind we find in school children." This warning was based on the observation that treatment with penicillin interfered with the development of type-specific immunity, which is considered to be the foundation of adult immunity to streptococcal infection. Since the basic studies of Denny, Wannamaker, Brink, Rammelkamp, and Custer² indicate that prevention of rheumatic fever can be attained by adequate therapy of the initial streptococcal infection with penicillin, this leaves the physician between the horns of a dilemma. If he treats streptococcal infections adequately he interferes with the development of type-specific immunity. If . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Rochester, N.Y.

Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication April 9, 1960.

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