Dissemination of Chlamydia trachomatis chronic genital tract infection in gamma interferon gene knockout mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2145-2152

  Cotter, Todd W ^a   Ramsey, Kyle H ^b   Miranpuri, Gurwattan S ^a   Poulsen, Christoffer E ^b   Byrne, Gerald I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCID MOUSE;

EID: 0030988438     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.6.2145-2152.1997     Document Type: Article

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