Die Koliinfektion des Harnapparates und deren Therapie

Focal Infection. The Lane Medical Lectures.

“…In addition to the presence of innumerable saprophytes in the mouth and pharynx, one may find in the saliva and pharyngeal mucus, streptococci and staphylococci, micrococcus catarrhalis, pneumococci, diphtheria and pseudodiphtheria bacilli, meningococci, tubercle bacilli and many other pathogenic bacteria. C. C. Bass ( 1 ) and others state that endameba buccalis was found in the mouths of 95 A GENERAL CONSIDERATION 5 The character of local infection in various parts of the body is so important that separate consideration must be given to each kind. Pyorrhea D entails and Alveolar Abscess Pyorrhea dentalis and alveolar abscess (Rigg's disease) is a condition incident to all classes of adults.…”

“…In the presence of bladder stasis and in other types of cystitis (tuberculous, streptococcus, staphylococcus cystitis), the colon bacteria may take on pathogenic qualities as a mixed infection. Acute and chronic cystitis may be the source of infection of contiguous tissues and through the lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes of the base of the bladder and in the walls of the ureters, infection of the pelvis and parenchyma of the kidneys and perirenal tissues may occur as shown by S. Sugimura (4) and Carl Franke (5). The kidney and its pelvis, however, is usually infected hematogenously with pyogenic bacteria, typhoid, colon and tubercle bacilli and other microorganisms.…”

“…).plicated by or due to streptococcus infection. Of the rabbits inoculated, eight, or 25 per cent, of the thirtythree which died or were killed within the first two weeks, showed chronic changes in the kidneys, while fifteen, or 62 5. per cent., of twenty-four rabbits which lived CHRONIC DISEASES 115 from fifteen to one hundred and eighty-six days, showed chronic kidney changes.…”