Revista de igiena, bacteriologie, virusologie, parazitologie, epidemiologie, pneumoftiziologie. Bacteriologia, virusologia, parazitologia, epidemiologia
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Rev Ig Bacteriol Virusol Parazitol Epidemiol Pneumoftiziol Bacteriol Virusol Parazitol Epidemiol · Oct 1979
Historical Article[History of smallpox vaccination in Romania and source of the IC strains of vaccinia virus].
Smallpox existed in Romania since the 17th century, when both variolation and vaccinia were used for preventing the disease. Jenner's vaccination was performed in 1801 in Cluj and Tirgu Mures and extended to the entire country during the following 31 years. ⋯ Riegler of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest. In 1949, it was taken over by the Cantacuzino Institute and has been carried through at most 27 passages in buffalo calves ; it is now designated as strain ICn+m27.
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Rev Ig Bacteriol Virusol Parazitol Epidemiol Pneumoftiziol Bacteriol Virusol Parazitol Epidemiol · Jul 1979
[Prevention of streptococcal infections and post-streptococcal complications].
Starting from the particularities of the streptococcal infections, and the possibilities for fighting acute forms and the immediate and late complications, multiple aspects are discussed that should be implied by the prophylaxis of this infection in the present stage. Aspects of primary prophylaxis are treated separately, that are related to the limiting of the circulation of the etiologic agent, especially in view of preventing the epidemic forms of the disease. Also aspects of secondary prophylaxis are discussed, aimed at preventing streptococcal re-infections in subjects in whom complications such as rheumatic fever or acute glomerulonephritis have occured. "Primary prophylaxis" represents the key to the limitation of the streptococcal infection on the one hand, and of the transformation of acute articular rheumatic fever, of rheumatic carditis and of acute glomerulonephritis in "rarely encountered" diseases, on the other.