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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1998-12-10
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pubmed:abstractText |
To investigate the pathogenesis of acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, BALB/c mice were anesthetized with metofane, and M. pneumoniae was introduced intranasally on days 0, 1, and 2. Mice were sacrificed on days 0-15. A histopathologic scoring system defined inflammatory changes in the lungs on a scale of 0-26 (least to most severe). Broth cultures were positive for all nasal passage and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens. Histopathologic scores ranged from 0 to 21. The mean log10 (cfu/mL) were 4.1-6.4 on days 1-10 and >/=1.7 on days 13-15 for nasal passage and BAL specimens. Serum polymerase chain reaction was negative. ELISA for serum IgM and immunoblots for M. pneumoniae antibody were positive in 21 (62%) of 34 and 33 (97%) of 34 infected animals, respectively, at days 8-15. ELISA for IgG antibody was negative. This mouse pneumonia model can be used to study the immunologic and therapeutic responses to acute M. pneumoniae infection.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
0022-1899
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
178
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1526-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Bronchoalveolar Lavage,
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Disease Models, Animal,
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay,
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Mice, Inbred BALB C,
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Mycoplasma pneumoniae,
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Pneumonia, Mycoplasma,
pubmed-meshheading:9780280-Polymerase Chain Reaction
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pubmed:year |
1998
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in a mouse model.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Texas, Dallas, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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