Prolonged persistence of Listeria monocytogenes after intragastric infection in corticosteroid-treated mice

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-85

  Prats, N ^a   Lopez S ^a   Domingo, M ^a   Briones, V ^b   Garcia J A ^b   Dominguez L ^b   Marco, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Listeria monocytogenes; Mouse

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; RESDEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; LIVER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DEXAMETHASONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FECES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LIVER; LYMPH NODES; MICE; PEYER'S PATCHES; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0345451591     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(97)00132-6     Document Type: Article

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