Abstract:It was demonstrated that transurethral inoculation of the freshly isolated strains of Shigella into guinea pigs led to an acute severe dysenteric cystitis, resulting in the death of a majority of them, whereas stock cultures of the same species did not.
Investigationsconcerning shigellosis have shown that man, the chimpanzee and the monkey are the only species susceptible to natural Shigella infection, small laboratory animals being more or less resistant. Attempts to develop experimental models of shigellosis… Show more
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