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The virulence variability of different Acinetobacter baumannii strains in experimental pneumonia.
The Journal of infection - 1 Feb 2010
Eveillard Matthieu, Soltner Christophe, Kempf Marie, Saint-André Jean-Paul, Lemarié Carole, Randrianarivelo Catherine, Seifert Harald, Wolff Michel, Joly-Guillou Marie-Laure
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OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to compare the virulence of 5 strains of Acinetobacter baumannii by using a mouse model of pneumonia. METHODS: Six-week old female C3H/HeN mice were used. The pneumonia was inducted by intra-tracheal inoculation of 5.10(6) bacteria. Spontaneous outcome was evaluated by mortality, mice weight variations, and a clinical score. Bacterial counts in lungs, spleen and blood, and...
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