Detection of the Heterophile Antibody in Infectious Mononucleosis by a Rapid Plate Bacterial Agglutination Test
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Authors
Gardner, Donald E.
Issue Date
1958
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en_US
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Microbiology
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In the past years there has been a striking reawakening of the peoples’ interest in infectious mononucleosis. To a great extent this renaissance of attention can be attributed to the introduction by Paul and Bunnell in 1932 of the serologic diagnostic test whereby many instances of the disease, which would formerly have been entirely overlooked or only suspected, could be confirmed as examples of infectious mononucleosis. | Between 1928 and 1932 there were published several excellent monographs on this disease, notably those by Chevallier 1928, Glanzmann 1930, Lehndorff and Schwarz 1932. | In 1889, Pfeiffer gave us the first accredited description of this disease. Under the title of "Druesenfieber" he presented a surprisingly comprehensive discussion of Its clinical aspects. It was not until 1896 that the term "glandular fever" appeared in American literature when West described an epidemic of three years duration localized In eastern Ohio.
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Creighton University
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