Publications

[typhoid fever and polyarthritis].		1984	6513654
uncommon manifestations of salmonellosis.		1984	6519725
a simple and rapid diagnostic test for typhoid fever.	barber protein sensitized latex particles were used in the latex agglutination test for the diagnosis of typhoid fever and the result compared with that of widal 'o' and 'h' agglutination test. the latex agglutination test was positive in all 20 bacteriologically proved typhoid patients, in 81 of 85 (95.3%) typhoid suspected patients, and only in 2 of 85 (2.3%) blood donors. in contrast, the positive rates were 60% for both 'o' and 'h' widal agglutinations in bacteriologically proved typhoid pat ...	1984	6523171
[relation of salmonella typhi and salmonella gallinarum auxotrophicity to the ability to grow on simmons' medium].	a total of 9 s. typhi strains and 1 s. gallinarum strain isolated from clinical material are auxotrophic with respect to tryptophan. the growth of s. typhi is accelerated in a glucose- and tryptophan-containing minimal medium with cysteine and methionine added. s. typhi strains are incapable of using sodium citrate as the only source of carbon. s. typhi cannot grow on simmons citrate agar as these organisms are auxotrophic with respect to tryptophan and incapable of using sodium citrate as the o ...	1984	6524173
[assay of anti-typhoid agglutinin using the activated charcoal agglutination test].		1984	6532534
[epidemics of typhoid fever in chile: ecological and microbiological aspects].		1984	6533724
chloramphenicol resistant salmonella typhi: therapeutic considerations.		1984	6536584
in-vitro susceptibility of salmonellae to antimicrobial agents.	the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mic) of various antimicrobial drugs, for 667 strains of salmonella, isolated in three different continents of the world, were determined: 17 antibiotics were tested against 506 randomly selected and 161 chloramphenicol-resistant strains. the activity of the monobactam aztreonam against these organisms was in general equal or superior to that observed with the third-generation cephalosporins, cefotaxime and ceftazidime. furthermore aztreonam and cefotaxime e ...	1984	6540771
[acquired multiple-drug resistance of a strain of salmonella typhi in a chronic carrier as a result of chemotherapy].		1983	6554027
interaction between endotoxin and human monocytes: characteristics of the binding of 3h-labeled lipopolysaccharide and 51cr-labeled lipid a before and after the induction of endotoxin tolerance.	salmonella typhi endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, lps) was labeled with tritium and purified by gel filtration. using this preparation, we found that binding of 3h-labeled lps (3h-lps) to isolated human monocytes consisted of a rapid (t1/2 less than 5 min), reversible, temperature-independent phase of surface adsorption that was followed by a slower (t1/2 greater than 20 min) period of binding that was irreversible and temperature-dependent. the interactions between 3h-lps and monocytes that we me ...	1984	6587364
plasmid-mediated transferable chloramphenicol and tetracycline resistance in salmonella typhi (vi phage type 25) isolated in peninsular malaysia.		1983	6599991
the synthesis and secretion of granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating activity (csa) by isolated human monocytes: kinetics of the response to bacterial endotoxin.	we studied the kinetics of the synthesis and secretion of granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating activity (csa) by human monocytes stimulated by s. typhi endotoxin. we found that these cells initially secrete copious quantities of csa when exposed to endotoxin but rapidly become refractory to its stimulatory effect. when monocytes were incubated in liquid suspension cultures, large amounts of csa were generated during the first 24 hr of culture after the addition of as little as 10 ng/ml of end ...	1983	6600256
analysis of chemotactic factor generation in c1q-deficient sera.	the roles of the classical and alternative complement pathways in the formation of chemotactic factors in normal human serum and in sera from patients with an inherited selective deficiency of c1q were studied. monocytic chemotaxis was evaluated in serum activated by zymosan, endotoxin, cobra venom factor, aggregated human igg and immune complexes. chemotactic activity was only impaired when the c1q-deficient serum concentration was low or the period of exposure to zymosan, endotoxin or immune c ...	1983	6601627
antipyretic effect of centrally administered crf.	crf injected into the third cerebral ventricle (0.5-2.5 micrograms) caused dose-related reductions in fever induced in rabbits by iv administration of leukocytic pyrogen. control injections of crf when the same animals were afebrile did not alter normal body temperature. intravenous injections of 5 and 20 micrograms crf, doses known to release acth and corticosteroids into the bloodstream in other species, did not reduce fever. crf injected into the cerebral ventricles may be antipyretic per se, ...	1984	6608720
endocarditis due to salmonella typhi.	a case of endocarditis caused by salmonella typhi is reported in a 24-year-old egyptian woman known to have rheumatic heart disease. the diagnosis was confirmed by positive blood cultures and echocardiogram.	1983	6612784
a case of a double infection with salmonella typhi and campylobacter fetus subspecies jejuni.	a case of a double infection with salmonella typhi and campylobacter subspecies jejuni proven by isolation and serology is reported. the patient was effectively treated with erythromycin and chloramphenicol.	1983	6612785
[salmonella typhi meningoencephalitis].		1983	6621172
the efficacy of cefuroxime in the treatment of bacterial meningitis in infants and children.	forty-eight infants and children with bacterial meningitis received daily dosages of cefuroxime ranging from 90 to 300 mg/kg during the first two to four days of treatment and 45 to 149 mg/kg during the subsequent six to eight days of treatment. cefuroxime was clinically and bacteriologically effective in 40 (83%) of the patients. all strains of streptococcus pneumoniae, neisseria meningitidis, and salmonella typhi were sensitive to cefuroxime. fourteen strains of haemophilus influenzae were sen ...	1983	6627291
[cases of typhoid fever caused by by chloramphenicol-resistant salmonella typhi].		1983	6627878
detection of urinary vi antigen as a diagnostic test for typhoid fever.	since vi antigen is limited primarily to salmonella typhi, it has been thought that detection of the antigen may be a useful method for diagnosing acute typhoid fever. the slide coagglutination method and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay have recently been suggested as ways to detect small quantities of vi antigen in urine. in santiago, chile, we compared the results of these two methods in patients with acute typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, and other febrile illnesses and in afebrile control ...	1983	6630465
lactose-fermenting, multiple drug-resistant salmonella typhi strains isolated from a patient with postoperative typhoid fever.	two lactose-fermenting salmonella typhi strains were isolated from bile and blood specimens of a typhoid fever patient who underwent a cholecystectomy due to cholelithiasis. one lactose-fermenting s. typhi strain was also isolated from a pus specimen which was obtained at the tip of the t-shaped tube withdrawn from the operative wound of the common bile duct of the patient. these three lactose-fermenting isolates: gifu 11924 from bile, gifu 11926 from pus, and gifu 11927 from blood, were phenoty ...	1983	6630471
surveillance for typhoid fever in matsuyama city during 1974-1981 and detection of salmonella typhi in sewage and river waters.	eighty-two cases of typhoid fever were found in matsuyama city in the period from 1974 to 1981. seventy-six cases were found to be infected with salmonella typhi other three with salmonella paratyphi a, and the remaining three were diagnosed only clinically. the strains of s. typhi isolated from these patients showed such a variety of vi-phage types as d1, d2, e1, m1, 53 and degraded vi-positive strain (dvs). the concurrent survey of the city sewage and river waters for typhoid bacilli was condu ...	1983	6632352
[comparative study of various typhoid vaccines prepared by using different culture media].		1983	6635467
enteric fever in patients admitted to a diarrhoeal disease hospital in bangladesh.	the hospital records of 62 patients with blood culture-proven enteric fever admitted to the dacca hospital of the international centre for diarrhoeal disease research, bangladesh, over a one-year period were reviewed. older children and young adults had the highest age-specific rates of disease. the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory features of patients with enteric fever were compared with similar information from patients in hospital for cholera and shigellosis. patients with enteric fe ...	1983	6636284
counterimmunoelectrophoresis for salmonella typhi antigen & antibody detection in typhoid.		1983	6642575
clearance and tissue distribution of intravenously injected salmonella typhi polysaccharide in rabbits.	the interaction of freeman polysaccharide of salmonella typhi with blood and tissues of rabbits was studied by radioimmunoassay. after intravenous injection of 1.0 mg of s. typhi freeman polysaccharide, a rapid clearance phase (t1/2, 6.0 min) was followed by a slower clearance period (t1/2, 55.2 min). these results suggest first, that the distribution of whole lipopolysaccharide is a function of how the polysaccharides are handled by the host; further, that the o side chain determines how and wh ...	1983	6642672
lyophilized typhoid vaccine for intradermal use.	the prophylaxis of typhoid fever in romania is usually achieved with fluid heat-killed phenolized vaccine. however the shelf life of this vaccine is only two years. the long term storage of an intradermal typhoid vaccine is made possible by lyophilization. a heat-inactivated bacterial suspension with a high concentration of organisms, at least 25 x 10(9) cells per ml, was freeze-dried at a temperature not higher than 30 degrees c. the final vaccine obtained had a residual moisture content of not ...	1983	6643508
[bacterio-parasitic interactions. enterobacteria and schistosomes (salmonella - schistosome association)].	the description of a case imported from chad of an association of salmonella typhi - schistosoma haematobium and, in this connection, a new revised general account. the association salmonella-schistomas is wide-spread. it corresponds to a salmonello - schistosomo - micro - association by the fixation of precise bacteria in the case of a bacteriemia on the cutaneous surface of male schistosomes in clearly defined places. these salmonella constitute a permanent antigenic solicitation and they are ...	1983	6645880
[characterization of antibiotic resistance plasmids in 2 strains of salmonella typhi isolated in belgium].	two strains of salmonella typhi resistant to streptomycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol and sulfonamides were studied. conjugation and analysis of plasmid dna suggested that in the two strains, these resistance characters were mediated by a single r plasmid. the plasmids of both strains belonged to the fi-incompatibility group, whereas that isolated from the resistant mexican s. typhi belonged to incomtibility group h. therefore, the two resistant s. typhi isolated in belgium do not represent a ...	1983	6651123
salmonella meningitis in an adult.		1983	6654791
identification of a carrier by using vi enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay serology in an outbreak of typhoid fever on an indian reservation.	in may 1981 an outbreak of typhoid fever occurred in a small village on a southwestern united states indian reservation. five of the six culture-proven cases, but only 2 of 15 community, age-matched controls, had eaten food prepared for a party held in the village on 20 april (chi-square = 4.3; p less than 0.05). food histories obtained from 16 persons who ate food at the party suggested that chicken with chili (p = 0.03) and potato salad (p = 0.09) were possible vehicles. eleven adults who atte ...	1983	6655039
[septic arthritis of the knee caused by salmonella typhi].		1983	6671616
sensitization of salmonella typhi towards gamma-radiation by ascorbic acid.		1983	6674137
chloramphenicol resistant salmonella typhi in bangalore.		1983	6674154
counterimmunoelectrophoresis in typhoid fever.		1983	6674183
[phage typing of salmonella typhi isolated from 12 provinces of china].		1983	6675857
[a simple micromethod of widal's reaction].		1983	6675860
counterimmunoelectrophoresis in the serological diagnosis of typhoid fever.		1983	6679553
[a mechanism of human complement activation by immunostimulators from the bacterial cell wall].	effects on the human complement system of the cell wall preparations: lipopolysaccharides and polysaccharides of e. coli, salmonella typhi (pyrogenal, salmosan), bact. prodigiosum (prodigiosan) and peptidoglycan of lactobacillus bulgaricus (blastolysin) have been studied. lipopolysaccharide of e. coli, pyrogenal and salmosan were found to bind efficiently the first complement factor c1q. the constants for inhibition of the c1q binding to antibodies by the mentioned preparations were determined, ...	1983	6680304
[salmonella typhi: incidence in coproculture and microbiologic aspects].		1983	6680462
[effect of vibration on the immune response induced by thymus-dependent and thymus-independent antigens].		1983	6685093
overestimation of the numbers of chronic carriers of salmonella typhi in santiago.		1984	6693787
[experimental justification for combined subcutaneous immunization against cholera and typhoid fever].	the article presents materials on experiments substantiating the method for the subcutaneous administration of chemical adsorbed typhoid vaccine by means of a jet-injector and the possibility of using this preparation in combination with cholerogen toxoid.	1984	6702364
typhoid fever. an epidemic with remarkably few clinical signs and symptoms.	a major common-source, foodborne epidemic of typhoid fever occurred in san antonio, tex, in the fall of 1981, involving 80 verified cases. we summarize the clinical course of our 34 patients who had a nonspecific symptom complex that included at the initial examination fever (32 patients, 93%), headache (19 patients, 57%), diarrhea (11 patients, 33%), and anorexia (ten patients, 30%). the most common initial diagnoses were urinary tract and upper respiratory tract infections. the subsequent isol ...	1984	6703825
[oral typhoid immunization].		1984	6705713
[reactogenicity and immunological effectiveness of a chemical sorbed typhoid vaccine in combination with choleragen-anatoxin administered subcutaneously by jet injector].	the article presents immunological data substantiating the combined immunization of humans with the mixture of choleragen toxoid and chemical adsorbed typhoid vaccine, introduced subcutaneously by means of a jet injector.	1984	6711201
[typhoid cholecystitis still exists].		1984	6715434
[anatomo-clinical conference at the pitié-salpétrière hospital. granulomatous hepatitis in salmonella typhi septicemia].		1984	6721320
typhoid fever in san antonio, texas: an outbreak traced to a continuing source.	eighty cases of typhoid fever occurred in san antonio, texas, with dates of onset from august 18, 1981, to october 26, 1981. preliminary epidemiological investigations of the first 24 cases suggested a mexican food takeout restaurant as the common source. a case-control study confirmed this association (p less than or equal to .001). barbacoa , a mixture of muscle, lips, ears, tongue, and eyes from steamed bovine heads, was identified as the source of salmonella typhi (p = .03). s typhi was cult ...	1984	6725988
plasmids mediating resistance to chloramphenicol, trimethoprim, and ampicillin in salmonella typhi strains isolated in the southeast asian region.		1984	6725997
secretion rates of immunoglobulins, albumin, haptoglobin and complement factors c3 and c4 in the perfused jejunum and ileum of human salmonella carriers.	secretion rates of immunoglobulins and other proteins were assessed by luminal perfusion of jejunum and distal ileum, and the jejunal histology was evaluated in eight danish chronic salmonella typhi and paratyphi carriers compared to nine healthy controls who previously had suffered from typhoid or paratyphoid fever not followed by a carrier state. the median secretion rates for each protein investigated in the distal ileum as well as in the jejunum revealed no significant differences between th ...	1984	6730973
lps induces migration of bone marrow cells in lps-nonresponsive c3h/hej mice.		1984	6737356
[pathology and physiology of microbes. iv. economic and metabolic coefficients in assessing the functional states of salmonella typhi].	the study of economic and metabolic coefficients under different conditions of batch and continuous cultivation with the use of s. typhi, a facultative anaerobe, as a model has demonstrated that the functional state of the microbial population is determined by the phase of the development of the culture, the composition of the culture medium, the conditions of aeration and stirring, the concentration of the energy-providing substrate and the dilution rate in continuous cultivation. the economic ...	1984	6741367
[an epidemiological survey on an outbreak of typhoid fever].		1984	6744401
evaluation of the bone marrow culture versus the blood culture for laboratory diagnosis of enteric fever.		1984	6746064
the effect of the use of different selective media on the ability to recover salmonellae from seagull faeces.	solid media were compared for their ability to recover salmonellae from seagull faecal material after pre-enrichment in buffered peptone water and enrichment in rappaport's broth. of the 847 specimens examined 96 were found to be positive for salmonellae. use of brilliant green agar containing sulphamandelate supplement resulted in the detection of salmonellae from each of the 96 samples found to be positive and was the most efficient medium tested. brilliant green agar lacking the supplement wa ...	1984	6747284
[salmonella typhi: lysotype vi and biotyping in samples from some regions of brazil].		1984	6748941
reliability of early identifications obtained with enterobacteriaceae-plus biochemical cards in the automicrobic system.	the automicrobic system (ams) is capable of identifying most enterobacteriaceae within 8 h and many glucose-nonfermenting, gram-negative bacilli after 13 h of incubation. early preliminary results can be readily obtained from the computer as the tests incubate. data with 1,023 bacterial isolates were reviewed to determine the relative accuracy of 4-, 6-, 8-, 10-, and 13-h identifications. all automicrobic system identifications with probability (p) values of less than 0.80 were considered equivo ...	1982	6749890
[compatibility groups of resistance plasmids from gram negative bacteria isolated in algeria ].	the plasmids characterized in algeria generally belong to the c and f1 me compatibility groups. with the exception of vibrio cholerae el for the two groups are found in many bacterial species. plasmids belonging to group c are the only stable in vibrio cholerae el tor. the possibility that epidemics of vibrio cholerae el tor carrying c plasmids might be observed, should not be excluded. on the other hand, it is presently impossible to guess what will be the future epidemic plasmid in salmonella ...	1982	6750522
[diagnostic difficulties in sporadic cases of typhoid fever].		1982	6750927
a theoretical study of the attenuation control mechanism.		1982	6752587
association of prostacyclin production with resistance of c3h/hej mice to endotoxin shock.	persistence of inflammatory cells in the microcirculation due to altered proportions of arachidonate metabolites could contribute to death from endotoxin (et) shock. we tested this hypothesis by observing et-induced cellular accumulations in capillaries of genetically resistant c3h/hej and sensitive c3heb/fej mice after challenge with 1,000 micrograms of salmonella typhi et, a dose lethal only for the sensitive strain. these data were correlated with prostaglandin production by lung tissue. six ...	1982	6753526
evaluation of two salmonella typhimurium hybrids as challenge organisms in a system for the assay of typhoid vaccines.	a mouse-virulent salmonella typhimurium hybrid (h42), which expresses the salmonella typhi vi antigen in addition to s. typhi o antigens 9 and 12, and a mouse-virulent s. typhimurium hybrid (h1), which expresses only the 9 and 12 antigens of s. typhi, were compared in their behavior as challenge organisms in a system developed to assay the protective capabilities of typhoid vaccines. swiss-webster white mice, vaccinated intraperitoneally with live escherichia coli hybrids expressing the s. typhi ...	1982	6754614
classification and actual antigenic composition of salmonellae.	the synthesis by enterobacteriaceae grown on artificial media of proteins, with a diversity of specificities previously found with the help of antiprotein sera, is confirmed with antibacterial sera prepared with species belonging to different serogroups. an earlier recognition of the existence of these materials was hindered by the devised schemes of classification and the claims relating 'o' factors to the bacterial polysaccharides. the synthesis, on artificial media, of mixtures of heterologou ...	1981	6755187
comparison of micro-id with api 20e for identification of salmonella, shigella and yersinia species.	micro-id is a new kit system for the identification of enterobacteriaceae in 4 h. it consists of 15 biochemical tests with paper discs. a study was conducted to compare the accuracy of the micro-id system with that of the api 20e system for identification of salmonella, shigella and yersinia species. both systems correctly identified 57 out of 59 (97%) shigella strains. micro-id correctly identified two salmonella typhi strains, whereas api 20e incorrectly identified one. of 138 salmonella strai ...	1982	6756906
[ganglioneuroma of the cervical sympathetic nerve in combination with salmonella infection].	a 70-year-old patient who was seen for evaluation of a parapharyngeal abscess is reported. since clinical recovery could not be achieved by incision and salmonella typhi-murium was isolated from the wound-swabs, the existence of two different affections at the same time was apparent. the histological examination after surgical excision led to the diagnosis of a ganglioneuroma. when the patient returned after one year with the clinical aspect of recurrence of the tumour, this pattern could not be ...	1982	6757614
[ultrastructural changes in the hepatic mast and plasma cells of pregnant rats with endotoxic shock].	ultrastructural alterations in mast and plasma cells of pregnant rat liver were studied in the initial period of endotoxin shock. a significant increase in functional activity of mast and plasma cells and the presence of intercellular contacts and contacts with cells of perisinusoidal space were found. the data obtained suggest that endotoxin stimulates connective tissue cells, leading to the release of mediators and biologically active substances responsible for hepatic injury during endotoxemi ...	1982	6758879
[the essential oil of atamisqui (atamisquea emarginata, m.) and its antiseptic properties].		1982	6760269
a review of human salmonellosis: i. infective dose.	the notion that large inocula of salmonellae are necessary to induce illness in humans is based on the results of studies involving volunteers. however, investigations of outbreaks of salmonellosis suggest that the infective dose was often low. this incongruity was investigated by an examination of factors that could affect the infective dose of salmonella, a review of nine studies in which salmonellae were administered to volunteers, and a review of 11 outbreaks of salmonellosis for which the i ...	1982	6760337
[evidence of salmonellae in the mur river; comparison 1969-1981].	in summary, we would like to emphasize that the significance of modern waste water purification plants is generally recognized today. however, salmonella concentration in the water of the mur river has not decreased, in spite of increased numbers of waste water purification plants and related measures taken in the past decade. this statement is not a criticism, but a deplorable fact which must be acknowledged by all who are involved in the combat against salmonellas.	1982	6760623
[s. typhi strains which produce "beta" type of hemolysis].	s. typhi strains were isolated from the blood of one, and from the faeces cultures of the other of two brothers, which showed the classical biochemical and serological characteristics except for the vi antigen. these strains produced "beta type" of hemolysis in their first isolation when grown on brain heart infusion agar media. this ability was lost after two or three subculturing on the same media. the cause of this phenomenon is thought to be a plasmid. however, this reason is still under inv ...	1981	6762491
[immunity in typhoid fever. ii. antigens and immune response in systemic salmonellosis].		1982	6764521
[isolation of l-forms of bacteria from mixed microbial populations by ultracentrifugation].		1980	6771943
microorganisms isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid in a general hospital. clinical implications.	this study is a review of 1,040 significant positive blood cultures from 415 patients, and 44 positive cerebrospinal fluid cultures from 44 patients treated at the meir general hospital during the period 1976-78. the most frequent isolates from blood cultures were escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus and klebsiella pneumoniae. the most frequent isolates from cerebrospinal fluid cultures were streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae and neisseria meningitidis, which were present in sim ...	1980	6772597
biological properties of l-forms and their parent bacteria.	l-forms of staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus faecalis, listeria monocytogenes and salmonella typhy and their parent bacteria were examined for biological properties and compared with their parental forms. some l-forms differed from their parent bacteria and required a longer incubation period.	1980	6774598
why are the killed s. typhi vaccines ineffective.	the mosaic of proteins synthesized by s. typhi, s. enteritidis and e. coli, induced in immunized rabbits corresponding antibodies that precipitated almost indiscriminately numerous heterologous antigens. antibodies induced against eventual specific antigens could not be identified unless the sera were absorbed with heterologous proteins. the comparative immunochemical analysis of the total and absorbed sera proved that the proteins from e. coli are mixed with proteins sharing salmonella specific ...	1980	6775438
factors affecting toxicity of aflatoxin on procaryotic cells.		1980	6777295
[metabolism of dicarboxylic amino acids and their amides in microorganisms of the enteric group].		1980	6778037
[results of phage typing of salmonella typhi and salmonella paratyphi-b in the years 1974-1978 from the federal republic of germany including berlin (west) (author's transl)].	in the period between 1.1.1974 and 31.12.1978 phage typing of 2058 strains of s. typhi and 1672 strains of s. paratyphi-b was carried out. 45 s. typhi phage types were found, 11 of these occurred in a frequency of more than 1% (relevant to foci). these were e1 a (21.6%), a (17.7%), f1 (5.8%), d1 (5.5%), c1 (4.6%), e1b (4.1%), d2 (2.5%), 40 (1.5%), 29 (1.3%), b2 (1.0%), 46 (1.0%). among s. paratyphi-b strains 23 phage types or varieties were observed, 11 of these occurred in a frequency more than ...	1980	6779437
schistosoma mansoni: a complement-dependent receptor on adult male parasites.		1981	6781918
bone marrow culture in chronic salmonellosis.		1980	6782721
detection of salmonella c1, d and v1 antigens, by coagglutination, in blood cultures from patients with salmonella infections.	protein a-containing staphylococcus aureus was coupled to salmonella c1, d and vi monovalent antisera to produce c1-, d- and vi-coag reagents. the reagents were used to detect their homologous salmonella antigens in blood cultures (bc). the d and vi antigens were detected in 79 of 239 bc from patients with suspected typhoid fever and salmonella typhi was later isolated from the same 79 bc. the c1 antigen was detected in 8 bc from which only s. oranienburg was later isolated. the coag test was ge ...	1980	6784247
bacterial food-poisoning versus coliforms-faecal streptococci and gamma radiation survival/dose.	all the species tested were sensitive to gamma radiation treatment, even at a dose as low as 0.001 mrad. the spore-former bacillus cereus (pcj 213) proved to be more resistant than the rest of the tested species, while the gram-negative organisms were more susceptible to irradiation treatment. the tolerance among those organisms is depicted by the descending order: proteus vulgaris, irregular vi, escherichia coli i, e. coli iii, and salmonella typhi-murium. yet all the tested faecal streptococci ...	1981	6784377
serological diagnosis of typhoid fever by counterimmunoelectrophoresis.	the sensitivity and specificity of counterimmunoelectrophoresis using three antigenic preparations obtained from salmonella typhi were compared with those of the widal test in the serological diagnosis of typhoid fever. a veronal buffer extract yielded precipitation lines against 50 (96%) out of 52 sera collected from patients with typhoid but against none out of 62 sera obtained from control subjects who did not have typhoid. less satisfactory results were obtained by counterimmunoelectrophores ...	1981	6786534
comparison of diffusion-in-gel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with conventional serological methods for detection of class-specific antibodies to salmonella typhi o antigen.	the diffusion-in-gel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dig-elisa) is a new and simple method for quantitation of antibodies, based on the ability of antibodies to diffuse from wells in gel and adsorb to antigen which is bound to a polystyrene surface. the antigen-antibody reaction is visualized with a color reaction caused by horseradish peroxidase-conjugated class-specific anti-immunoglobins. this method was used to study the immunoglobulin g, a, and m immune response to salmonella typhi o ant ...	1980	6792214
arachidonate-induced hydrocephalus and hyperthermia: "dilutional tolerance" to centrally injected pyrogen and pge1.	conscious, unrestrained cats given multiple injections of sodium arachidonate into a lateral cerebral ventricle responded with prolonged increases in both temperature. development of tolerance was indicated by a gradual reduction in the response to successive doses. cross-tolerance developed to hyperthermic actions of intraventricular bacterial endotoxin and prostaglandin e1 but not to leukocytic pyrogen given iv. tolerance to the centrally administered agents was associated with enlargement of ...	1981	6797682
comparative in vitro activity of chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol against haemophilus influenzae, neisseria gonorrhoeae and the typhoid and paratyphoid bacilli.	chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol were tested by the agar dilution method against 105 salmonella typhi, 15 s. paratyphi a, 6 s. paratyphi b, 8 s. paratyphi c, 57 haemophilus influenzae and 60 neisseria gonorrhoeae strains. the two drugs showed similar in vitro activity against strains of h. influenzae and n. gonorrhoeae irrespective of their beta-lactamase production. in contrast, while all the tested isolatels of typhoid and paratyphoid fever salmonella were susceptible to chloramphenicol, most ...	1982	6804186
immunological study of typhoid fever in man. ii cell-mediated immune response.	the development of cell-mediated immune response to lipopolysaccharide and barber protein from salmonella typhi was investigated in patients suffering from typhoid fever. the cell-mediated immunity as measured by the leukocyte adherence inhibition test, was demonstrable in 77% of patients with typhoid fever but only in 5.6% of healthy controls. it was found that cell-mediated immune response appeared after the first week of illness and persisted for at least 4 weeks. the time course development ...	1981	6805078
salmonella infections and hemoglobin s.		1982	6806459
[typho-paratyphoid fever at the military teaching hospital mohammed v. sensitivity to antibiotics and lysotyping of s. typhi strains isolated between 1976 and 1978].		1981	6808251
[sensitizing properties of bacterial fractions of different chemical compositions].	the sensitizing activity of meningococcal cells and their fractions has been studied. only protein-containing preparations have been shown to be capable of inducing delayed hypersensitivity, while polysaccharide fractions do not induce it.	1982	6808794
secretion of serum amyloid protein and assembly of serum amyloid protein-rich high density lipoprotein in primary mouse hepatocyte culture.	the serum amyloid protein (apo-saa) is a unique high density lipoprotein apoprotein exhibiting dramatic increases in plasma concentration following host injury. the events involved in the secretion of apo-saa and assembly of apo-saa-rich lipoprotein particles were studied in primary, serum-free culture of adult balb/c mouse hepatocytes harvested 3 h following administration of the potent apo-saa inducer, bacterial endotoxin (50 micrograms of intraperitoneally administered salmonella typhosa lipo ...	1982	6809750
[treatment of chronic biliary typhoid and paratyphoid carriers--results on 78 treated cases obtained in 16 years (1963 to 1978) (author's transl)].		1982	6809859
investigation of the salmonella typhi-paratyphi carrier state in cases of surgical intervention for gallbladder disease.		1982	6810980
synthesis and biological activity of some new 3,6-dinitro-1:8-naphthaloyl- and 3,6-diamino-1:8-naphthaloylamino acids and dipeptide derivatives.	synthesis of a series of 3,6-dinitro-1:8-naphthaloylamino acids (ii-ix) and some of their corresponding methyl esters (x-xvi) and 3,6-diamino-1:8-naphthaloylamino acid derivatives (xxix-xxxvi) is described. coupling of 3,6-dinitro-1:8-naphthaloylamino acids with amino acid methyl ester hydrochlorides in dioxane-dmf-et3n medium using dcc method furnishes the desired 3,6-dinitro-1:8-naphthaloyldipeptide methyl esters (xvii-xxviii). most of the synthesized 3,6-dinitro-1:8-naphthaloylamino acids, es ...	1982	6811471
[co2-dependent mutant of salmonella typhi causing typhoid fever in two patients].	a co2-dependent mutant of salmonella typhi was isolated from anaerobic but not from aerobic blood-cultures of two patients with typhoid fever. both patients diseased after return from their home country turkey. the strains developed in a co2-enriched atmosphere and under anaerobic but not aerobic culture conditions. this property remained stable during 20 subcultures. the fermentative and serological pattern was identical with s. typhi t2. both strains were of lysovar e1a.	1982	6812319
typhoid fever--michigan.		1982	6817055
mutagenicity and cytotoxicity of the carcinogen-mutagen aflatoxin b1 in streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and salmonella typhimurium: dependence on dna repair functions.	strains r6, r6x and r6uvr-1 of streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) are sensitive to the cytotoxic effects of the mutagen/carcinogen aflatoxin b1 (afb1). r6uvr-1 is more prone to the cytotoxic effects of afb1 than the repair-proficient parental strain, r6. the same differential susceptibility of strains r6, r6x and r6uvr-1 was observed when uv light replaced metabolically activated afb1. all pneumococcal strains were immutable by afb1. afb1 mutagenesis in salmonella typhimurium strains was de ...	1982	6818473
[treatment of typhoid and paratyphoid excretors with sulprim].		1982	6820588
humoral and cellular immunity in typhoid and paratyphoid carrier state, investigated by means of quantitative immunoelectrophoresis and in vitro stimulation of blood lymphocytes.	the humoral and cellular immunity of 8 salmonella carriers and 9 non-carriers was investigated and compared to findings in normal persons. the antibody response in serum and intestinal secretions was investigated by means of crossed immunoelectrophoresis, and blood lymphocytes were investigated by in vitro stimulation. both carriers and non-carriers showed increased levels of precipitating antibodies as well as lymphocyte responses, when compared to normal persons. no differences in the antibody ...	1982	6820607