Article
Protective effect of Salmonella typhimurium Re-LPS antiserum.
Chinese medical sciences journal = Chung-kuo i hsueh k'o hsueh tsa chih - 1 Sept 1993
Yu X, Yu Q
Abstract excerpt
There is increasing evidence that antiserum to LPS can reduce the morbidity and mortality of Gram-negative bacterial infections. We report that antiserum to S. typhimurium SL 1102 (Re mutant strain) has excellent cross-protective activity. Antisera to these bacteria and to their Re-LPS were prepared in rabbits immunized with heat-killed bacterial cells and with Re-LPS preparations. Re-LPS antibody titers were...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Bacteremia
- Cross Reactions
- Immunization, Passive
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Mutation
- Rabbits
- Salmonella Infections, Animal
- Salmonella typhimurium