Article
Factors affecting the course and severity of transnasally induced Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in mice.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Nov 1999
Kimura Kazuhiro, Miyazaki Shuichi, Tateda Kazuhiro, Matsumoto Tetsuya, Tsujimoto Shirou, Yamaguchi Keizo
Abstract excerpt
In order to examine several factors that may affect the course and severity of transnasally induced Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in mice, bacteria were prepared in a free suspension or bound to fetal mouse cells. Immunosuppression was induced in five strains of mice (ICR, C57BL/6, BALB/c, C3H/He and CBA/J) by injection of cyclophosphamide (200 mg/kg body weight), 2 days before infection. Impairment of...
Topics
- Animals
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Cyclophosphamide
- Disease Models, Animal
- Disinfectants
- Formaldehyde
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Lung
- Male
- Mice
