Experimental 'Coxiella burnetti' Infection of Guinea Pigs and Several Inbred Strains of Mice,

Abstract

The susceptibility of 5 inbred strains of mice and 2 strains of guinea pigs to C. burnetii infection by the respiratory, intraperitoneal, intratracheal, and intranasal routes was studied. The DBA/2J mice were more susceptible to infection and had higher mortality rates than the other strains of mice. Guinea pigs were more susceptible to infection than mice. Lesions observed in the infected animals were similar to that previously described in man and in experimentally infected animals. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 26, 1978
Accession Number
ADA050645

Entities

People

  • Gary T. Burger
  • George H. Scott
  • Richard A. Kishimoto

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Q Fever
  • Rodents
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology