THE INCIDENCE AND PATHOGENESIS OF MYOCARDITIS IN RABBITS AFTER GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGEAL INFECTIONS
Rabbits subjected to single pharyngeal infections with group A streptococci developed cardiac lesions characterized by myofiber necrosis and a non-granulocytic cellular reaction with histiocytes, lymphocytes, and Anitschkow myocytes. The histopathologic changes were demonstrable in some animals wit...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1956
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2136555/ |