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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103164

THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS. CONTROLLED STUDIES OF THE EFFECTS OF DIET, REST, AND PHYSICAL RECONDITIONING ON THE ACUTE COURSE OF THE DISEASE AND ON THE INCIDENCE OF RELAPSES AND RESIDUAL ABNORMALITIES

Thomas C. Chalmers, Richard D. Eckhardt, William E. Reynolds, Joaquin G. Cigarroa Jr., Norman Deane, Robert W. Reifenstein, Clifford W. Smith, Charles S. Davidson, Mary A. Maloney, Merme Bonnel, Marian Niiya, Alice Stang, and Ann McD. O'Brien

Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

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Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

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Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

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Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

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Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

4

Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

6

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

7

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

4

Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

6

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

4

Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

7

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

4

Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

6

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

7

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

4

Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

6

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

7

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

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Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

6

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

7

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

4

Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

6

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

7

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

4

Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

6

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

7

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

8

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

4

Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

7

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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The Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Washington, D. C.

The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

4

Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

5

Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

7

Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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The Army Medical Service Graduate School, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

2

Present address: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston 30, Mass.

3

Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.

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Present address: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

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Formerly 1st. Lt., M.C., USAR; Present address: Laredo, Texas.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: New York University Post Graduate Medical School, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Syracuse, New York.

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Formerly Captain, M.C., USAR; Present address: Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois.

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This investigation was sponsored by the Commission on Liver Disease, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, and was supported by a grant from the Office of The Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, D. C.

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Published in Volume 34, Issue 7 on July 1, 1955
J Clin Invest. 1955;34(7):1163–1235. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103164.
© 1955 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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