Characterization of the systemic disease and ocular signs induced by experimental infection with Chlamydia psittaci in cats

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 259-281

  TerWee, Julie ^a,b   Sabara, Marta ^a   Kokjohn, Katrina ^a   Sandbulte, Jim ^a   Frenchick, Patrick ^a   Dreier, Kimberly J ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase response; Chlamydia psittaci; Experimental disease model; IL 6; Immune response

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAT; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYE INFECTION; FEVER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LETHARGY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; EYE; GENITALIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; OROSOMUCOID; PSITTACOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; FELIS CATUS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0032583875     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00185-5     Document Type: Article

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