Article
Evidence of genetic susceptibility to Chlamydia trachomatis-induced pelvic inflammatory disease in the pig-tailed macaque.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 1997
Lichtenwalner A B, Patton D L, Cosgrove Sweeney Y T, Gaur L K, Stamm W E
Abstract excerpt
The macaque model of chlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) demonstrates individual variability in the time of onset of intrapelvic adhesions. Some animals develop adhesions rapidly, within 2 weeks after a single tubal inoculation with Chlamydia trachomatis, while in others, adhesions are n...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Chlamydia Infections
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class I
- Macaca nemestrina
- Mice
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease