Characterization of Chlamydial Genital Infection Resulting from Sexual Transmission from Male to Female Guinea Pigs and Determination of Infectious Dose

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 6148-6154

  Rank, Roger G ^a   Bowlin, Anne K ^a   Reed, Ronald L ^a   Darville, Toni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL HOST; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GUINEA PIG; GUINEA PIG INCLUSION CONJUNCTIVITIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INCLUSION FORMING UNIT; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; VACCINES, INACTIVATED;

EID: 0242286569     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.11.6148-6154.2003     Document Type: Article

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