TONSILLAR ABSCESSES AND POLIO  17R7, p. 994-5


  "From July 21 to August 10, 1916, there were studied seven


typical cases of epidemic poliomyelitis which occurred in


Rochester.  The cultures obtained from material expressed from the


tonsils, injected intravenously in young animals ... was followed


by flaccid paralysis in some of the animals in each case."  In this


and subsequent studies by Rosenow and others, "The extirpated


tonsils of patients who were not convalescing as they should be and


particularly those obtained in fatal cases were found to contain


peculiar abscesses in which this streptococcus was present in


enormous numbers.  Cultures of the brain and cord in each of 12


fatal cases yielded the identical streptococcus ... .  The same


organism has been isolated from the brain and cord of every monkey


paralyzed either with fresh human virus , with glycerinated human


virus, glycerinated monkey virus or with filtrates of virus. ...


Recently isolated cultures [of streptococcus] were found to protect


monkeys against virus." [17R7, p. 994-5]