RT Journal
A1 Suffin SC, Prince GA
T1 ITalian medicine defended
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1979
FD June 29
VO 241
IS 26
SP 2785
OP 2785
DO 10.1001/jama.1979.03290520013009
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1979.03290520013009
AB To the Editor.— 
    We wish to comment on certain statements attributed to us in the MEDICAL NEWS article "Viruses Implicated in Naples Epidemic" (241:1445, 1979).It is difficult to reconcile some aspects of the article with the strong admiration we have for our Italian colleagues and their strenuous efforts to define the etiology and mechanism of the fatal illnesses that occurred in infants and young children in Naples during the past year. We do not view the quality of Italian medicine in the manner that the second paragraph of the article might suggest. We received the fullest possible cooperation from our Italian colleagues. Furthermore, we anticipate future collaborative efforts to elucidate further the nature of the outbreak in Naples. In our view, Italian virus laboratories are competent and meet international standards for excellence. The epidemiologic studies performed by the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the Instuto Superior Di Sanitá