Relationship of method of administration to respiratory virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae for mice and squirrel monkeys

1 May 1978

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity

Vol. 20 (2) , 581-583
https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.20.2.581-583.1978

Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae given by aerosol was significantly less virulent in mice and monkeys than when given by intranasal (mice) or intratracheal (monkeys) instillation.

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