ENHANCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SALMONELLA INFECTION IN STREPTOMYCIN-TREATED MICE
ENHANCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SALMONELLA INFECTION IN STREPTOMYCIN-TREATED MICE
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DOI:
10.1093/infdis/111.2.117
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发表时间:
1962-01-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
MILLER, CP
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作者:
BOHNHOFF, M;MILLER, CP
Administration per os of 30-50 mg streptomycin increased susceptibility of mice to infection with a streptomycin-resistant strain of Salmonella enteritidis inoculated per os. Fewer than 10 microorganisms infected half the treated mice, but approximately 106 were required to infect half the untreated controls. Smaller doses of streptomycin were less effective. The effect of streptomycin which diminished with time after treatment was still detectable on the fifth day. It was lost more rapidly in mice exposed to contamination with fecal microflora of a normal mouse. In untreated mice, small inocula passed through the gastrointestinal tract without multiplying and were excreted within 24 hrs. In streptomycin treated mice inocula multiplied rapidly in the large intestine. Infection by the intraperitoneal or intravenous route was unaffected by streptomycin per os. Streptomycin per os also increased susceptibility to enteric infection with staphylococcus. Penicillin per os in sufficient dosage increased susceptibility to S. enteritidis almost as much as streptomycin. Enhanced susceptibility of the intestinal tract is ascribed solely to the change in ecology of the enteric microflora resulting from the antimicrobial action of streptomycin (or penicillin) within the lumen of the gut.