Abstract:The primary object of this study, as we have already stated, was to look for evidence of an epidemic strain among cocci of this type.
With regard to this group of bacteria, perhaps more than any other, sweeping statements have been made concerning the relationship of strains to epidemics. This is largely due to their ubiquity and the difficulty of demonstrating clear cut proofs of such relationship and also to the ease with which deductions are made from insufficient evidence.
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