| Literature DB >> 18322060 |
Erin C Bridgeford1, James G Fox, Prashant R Nambiar, Arlin B Rogers.
Abstract
Sentinel mouse seroconversion to infectious agents is critical for laboratory animal facility disease monitoring. We report spontaneous emergence of non-sex-linked agammaglobulinemia with B-cell deficiency and cutaneous Staphylococcus aureus granulomatosis (botryomycosis) in a cohort of related Swiss Webster sentinel mice. Our experience reinforces the importance of immunocompetency validation in surveillance programs.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18322060 PMCID: PMC2395093 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01875-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948