TY  - JOUR
T1  - NEgri bodies in hydrophobia.
AU  - DAVIS DJ
Y1  - 1906/07/14
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1906.25210020007002b
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 87
EP  - 89
VL  - XLVII
IS  - 2
N2  - Negri,1 an Italian investigator of the University of Pavia, in 1903 described certain bodies, which he observed in the nervous system of animals dead of hydrophobia. He detected a definite structure in them, believed them to be protozoan in character, and associated them with the etiology of the disease. Since that time many workers, especially Italians, have corroborated his findings and extended the work along various lines. Much of it has been done with a view of utilizing the presence of these bodies as a rapid and reliable means of diagnosis and it appears that in this respect marked success has been attained. Negri first reported the occurrence of these bodies in animals, finding them in nearly every case of suspected rabies, which gave a positive result by the inoculation method. In 75 animals, mostly dogs, suspected of this disease, the inoculation test was positive in 52, and 50
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1906.25210020007002b
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1906.25210020007002b
ER  -