RT Journal
T1 STaphylococcus pyogenes and its relation to disease
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1959
FD August 22
VO 170
IS 17
SP 2144
OP 2144
DO 10.1001/jama.1959.03010170106027
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010170106027
AB Professor Elek's new book is written for scholars in the field of bacteriology. It is not a compendium of information of general interest to clinicians. On the other hand, it should be read with great care by any clinician to whom the responsibility for staphylococcic infections has been given. The most unusual and complete bibliography, which comprises some 188 pages of the volume, is well worth the cost of the book. The sections entitled Historical Survey and Problems of Taxonomy are written as only an expert could write them. In the field of metabolism of staphylococci the volume leaves something to be desired if it is viewed by a biochemist or microbiologist with particular leanings toward chemistry. A clear elucidation of the status of knowledge concerning phage, lytic phenomena, and coagulase reactions is given. The peculiar relationships between virulence and the simple presence of organisms which could be virulent in