| Dick, Gladys | <person> U.S. Internist, 1881-1963. See: Dick method, Dick test, Dick test toxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Dick, George Frederick | <person> U.S. Internist, 1881-1967. See: Dick method, Dick test, Dick test toxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Dick method | An intracutaneous test of susceptibility to the erythrogenic toxin of Streptococcus pyogenes responsible for the rash and other manifestations of scarlet fever. Synonym: Dick method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dick test | An intracutaneous test of susceptibility to the erythrogenic toxin of Streptococcus pyogenes responsible for the rash and other manifestations of scarlet fever. Synonym: Dick method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dick test toxin | A culture filtrate of lysogenised group A strains of beta-haemolytic streptococci, erythrogenic when inoculated into the skin of susceptible persons, and neutralised by antibodies that appear during scarlet fever convalescence; three immunological types (A, B, and C) are recognised. Synonym: Dick test toxin, erythrogenic toxin, scarlet fever erythrogenic toxin. (05 Mar 2000) |