| Literature DB >> 1818133 |
B Soulez1, F Palluault, J Y Cesbron, E Dei-Cas, A Capron, D Camus.
Abstract
Pneumocystis carinii-free SCID mice were housed closely exposed to corticosteroid-treated non-SCID mice in a conventional area of our laboratory animal facilities. A one-day exposure was sufficient for P. carinii transmission. The lung infection increased thereafter. Irradiation or splenectomy of SCID mice at the beginning of the exposure resulted in a marked increase of parasite multiplication. Extrapulmonary foci of pneumocystosis were detected in heart and spleen of SCID mice infected by P. carinii via air transmission.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1818133
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Protozool ISSN: 0022-3921