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Lack of transplacental infection with scrub typhus organisms in laboratory mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6424486     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Female mice were inoculated with either a virulent or avirulent strain of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi before (1 month and 1 week) or after (approximately 10 days) impregnation. From each group, two pregnant mothers were killed on day 20 post-impregnation, and fetuses and placentas were examined for rickettsiae. Organisms were isolated from 80% of placentas but not from the fetuses. Immediately following parturition, litters from 50% of the infected mothers were exchanged with litters from uninfected mothers. In all cases, no scrub typhus rickettsiae were found in the litters examined on days 1, 7, and 30 postpartum, and no antibody was found in sera collected 1 and 2 months postpartum.
Authors:
A Shirai; T C Chan; E Gan; M G Groves
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene     Volume:  33     ISSN:  0002-9637     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.     Publication Date:  1984 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-05-10     Completed Date:  1984-05-10     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370507     Medline TA:  Am J Trop Med Hyg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  285-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis
Brain / microbiology
Female
Fetal Blood / immunology
Fetus / microbiology
Liver / microbiology
Maternal-Fetal Exchange*
Mice
Orientia tsutsugamushi / immunology,  isolation & purification*
Placenta / microbiology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious*
Scrub Typhus / transmission*
Spleen / microbiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Bacterial

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