The distribution of the serological types of B. tetani in wounds of men who received prophylactic inoculation, and a study of the mechanism of infection in, and immunity from, tetanus

Abstract

The bacteriological investigation of tetanus, the results of which are summarised in the present communication, was undertaken on behalf of the War Office Committee for the Study of Tetanus. Before the bacteriological examination of a relatively large number of cases of tetanus could be effected, it was found necessary to elaborate a suitable technique, as the existing methods for the cultivation of B. tetani proved to be wholly inadequate.