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PERSISTENTLY POSITIVE SCHICK TESTS IN A SMALL COMMUNITY

KENNETH B. GEDDIE, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1930;40(5):1032-1034.

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It is generally accepted that patients who have had their tonsils completely removed rarely have diphtheria. Schick and Topper¹ recently presented statements from several clinicians of wide experience which confirm this clinical impression. They presented results of Schick tests six months after tonsillectomy on 100 children who just previous to tonsillectomy had positive reactions to the Schick test. The age of these children ranged from 1 to 13 years. It was found that 82 per cent gave negative reactions to the Schick test and that only 18 per cent gave positive reactions. The percentage was the same in the group of those who were from 1 to 6 years of age as it was in the group of those who were from 6 to 13 years of age. In connection with this study they did Schick tests on 200 children who were admitted consecutively to the pediatric ward of a . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Fellow in Pediatrics ROCHESTER, MINN.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, May 21, 1930.

Section on Pediatrics, the Mayo Clinic.

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