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CHARLOTTE MARKER ZITRIN, M.D.; EDITH M. LINCOLN, M.D.; ROSARIO CARRETERO, M.D.; ENRIQUETA MELLY, M.D.

AMA J Dis Child. 1959;98(3):330-341.

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A good laboratory test, which can help establish the diagnosis and evaluate the activity of tuberculous disease, would be of inestimable value in the management of the tuberculous patient. With the advent of antimicrobial therapy, we need the additional service of an indicator to help the clinician decide when to treat and for how long. Ideally, one would strive for a test which is specific for the disease. Unfortunately, this ideal still eludes us. The hemagglutination test,¹ which appeared to hold such great promise initially, has been scrutinized again, recently, by Hirsch and associates,² in a group of patients followed with meticulous care. This study confirmed previous observations that there was no correlation between activity of tuberculous disease and hemagglutination titers.

In lieu of specific tests, then, can we get the required information from other sources? There have been several studies on the change of the serum -globulin . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
New York

From the Children's Medical Service, Bellevue Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics, New York University College of Medicine, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Zitrin); Adjunct Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Lincoln); Research Fellows, Department of Pediatrics (Drs. Carretero and Melly). Present address of Dr. Zitrin, Hillside Hospital, 75-59 263d St., Glen Oaks, N. Y.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Jan. 22, 1959.

This study was supported by Research Grant E-1281 from the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U. S. Public Health Service.

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