Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasal cavity of mice causes lower respiratory tract infection after airway obstruction

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 490-495

  Iizawa, Y ^a   Kitamoto, N ^a   Hiroe, K ^a   Nakao, M ^a  

^a TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029927093     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-44-6-490     Document Type: Article

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