Poole P M, Tobin J O
Postgrad Med J. 1973 Nov;49(577):778-87. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.49.577.778.
The results found and the laboratory methods used for the isolation of viruses and β haemolytic streptococci in two MRC/PHLS surveys of respiratory disease in patients in hospital and general practice are described. 717 viruses and 82 β haemolytic streptococci were isolated from 2418 children in hospital and 835 viruses and 435 strains of β haemolytic streptococci from patients seen in general practice. Virus isolation rates in the two surveys were 28·9% and 21·0% respectively. Rates by age, sex, time and by clinical categories are given and discussed in relation to isolations from control subjects, the cause of deaths in twenty-two of the children tested, and the incidence of convulsions and meningism found in those examined in these surveys.
本文描述了在两项医学研究委员会/公共卫生实验室服务处（MRC/PHLS）针对住院患者和普通门诊患者的呼吸道疾病调查中所发现的结果，以及用于分离病毒和β溶血性链球菌的实验室方法。从2418名住院儿童中分离出717株病毒和82株β溶血性链球菌，从普通门诊患者中分离出835株病毒和435株β溶血性链球菌。两项调查中的病毒分离率分别为28.9%和21.0%。文中给出了按年龄、性别、时间和临床类别划分的分离率，并结合从对照受试者中分离出的结果、22名受试儿童的死亡原因以及在这些调查中接受检查的人群中惊厥和脑膜刺激征的发生率进行了讨论。
