| Literature DB >> 1605614 |
R W Sidwell1, J H Huffman, J Gilbert, B Moscon, G Pedersen, R Burger, R P Warren.
Abstract
Pulmonary disease in mice induced by influenza virus was monitored by measurement of oxygen saturation (SaO2) in blood with a pulse oximeter. The SaO2 declined in inverse proportion to the viral inoculum. The known antiviral agent ribavirin inhibited the SaO2 decline, prevented death, lowered lung consolidation, and reduced the level of recoverable virus. Pulse oximetry is an effective means of monitoring murine influenzal disease and can be used in the study of potential antiviral drugs.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1605614 PMCID: PMC188461 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.36.2.473
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191