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Aguilar Piñal da noticia de un manuscrito de la misma obra en Bibliografía de autores españoles, vol. V, 537 y 566. Datos de publicación tomados del colofón. A 250/169(20)

AN increasing variety of bacterial species including B. cloacae, B. proteus, and staphylococci, is being found to incite gastrointestinal disturbances following the consumption of food containing these micro6rganisms or their toxic products, as is exemplified by the work of Buchanan and Megrail,' Bengston,2 Baerthlein,3 Ilsley,4 Dack and his coworkers,5 Jordan,' Ramsey and Tracy,7 and Barber.8 Early in October, 1930, an outbreak of gastroenteritis attributed to cream-filled pastry occurred, the outstanding epidemiological features of which were described in Public Health News of New Jerseyv and Health News of New York."0 At least 125 cases were reported to have developed on 2 successive days in an area approximately 20 miles square, those occurring on the first day being confined chiefly to the southern part of the district. The symptoms were said to have been manifested in every case within a few hours after the eating of either cream puffs or chocolate eclairs manufactured by a wholesale bakery. A few of those who ate the pastry noticed a metallic or gaseous taste, but most of them did not report any unpleasant taste or odor. The illness was characterized by violent and prolonged nausea and vomiting, followed by a profuse diarrhea and, in some instances, cramps affecting the leg.muscles. No rise in temperature was noted. The symptoms generally subsided in from 4 to 10 hours. The description of the cases occurring on the second day indicated that they were markedly more severe than those of the first. In fact, the administration of morphine was required in many instances. The bakery was visited by a member of the laboratory staff on the day following the outbreak. It was in a concrete building which

Aguilar Piñal. Bibliografía de autores españoles del Siglo XVIII, V, 567. Precede al tít.: N. 30 Según Gutierrez Caño, Carlos Gibert y Tutó ejerce ca. 1775-1796. Sign.: A-E4 A 250/091(09)

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