PERSISTENCE AND REACTIVATION OF RICKETTSIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI INFECTIONS IN LABORATORY MICE
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by Editorial Committee of Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Infectious Dis in Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology
- Vol. 32 (3) , 179-184
- https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken1952.32.179
Abstract
The persistence of R. tsutsugamushi in tissues of experimentally infected mice for 565 days was demonstrated. Reactivation of apparently dormant infections was accomplished by inoculating the mice with a heterologous strain of the organism or treatment with cyclophosphamide.Keywords
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