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Presence of Pneumococcus in Cases of Influenza.

Twenty-four cases examined on September 27 and 28 gave the results shown in Table IV. These patients had been in the hospital from two to five days at the time the determinations were made.

Table IVPneumococcus in Cases of InfluenzaNUMBERPER CENTPneumococcus, Type IPneumococcus, Type IIPneumococcus, Atypical IIPneumococcus, Type III28.3Pneumococcus, Group IV1562.5No pneumococci found729.2

From November 27 to December 1, the pneumococci present in 47 consecutive cases of influenza were determined. In this group specimens of sputum were collected shortly after admission of the patients to the receiving ward of the hospital. The results are shown in Table V.

Table VPneumococci in Cases of InfluenzaNUMBERPER CENTPneumococcus, Type IPneumococcus, Type IIPneumococcus, Atypical II24.3Pneumococcus, Type IIIPneumococcus, Group IV2553.2No pneumococci found2042.5

The results obtained show that pneumococci found in early uncomplicated cases of influenza, both early and late in the course of the epidemic, differ in no respect from those found in the mouths of normal individuals at any time.