PATHOGENESIS OF PLAGUE: II. AN EQUIVALENT OF THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION IN THE MONKEY

Abstract

Glomerular fibrin thrombi were observed in monkeys with both pneumonic and bubonic plague. Eighty per cent of animals in this study dying of pneumonic plague had glomerular thrombi. These findings are equivalent to those of the generalized Shwartzman reaction and suggest the possibility that endotoxin released from Pasteurella pestis during infection contributes to the pathogenesis of plague.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0827092

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  • John J. Petery
  • Milton J. Finegold
  • Richard F. Berendt

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacteria
  • Blood
  • Blood Coagulation
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Hematologic Diseases
  • Infection
  • Internal Medicine
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Lymphatic System
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Rodents
  • Tissues

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  • Biology

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  • Microbial Pathology