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Report of Bacteriological Investigation of Tetanus carried out on behalf of the War Office Committee for the Study of Tetanus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

W. J. Tulloch
W. J. Tulloch
Affiliation:
Lecturer in Bacteriology, University of St Andrews, Member of the War Office Committee for the Study of Tetanus.
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In a paper published in the Journal of the R.A.M.C., December 1917, it was demonstrated, that B. tetani was susceptible of classification by serological methods into at least three “Types.” Since the publication of that paper, a fourth Type has been encountered; but, so far, it has been demonstrated only in five instances—four being from cases of declared tetanus which were not, however, fatal.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , August 1919 , pp. 103 - 202
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1919