PERSISTENCE AND REACTIVATION OF RICKETTSIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI INFECTIONS IN LABORATORY MICE
1979 Volume 32 Issue 3 Pages 179-184
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1979 Volume 32 Issue 3 Pages 179-184
The persistence of R. tsutsugamushi in tissues of experimentally infected mice for 565 days was demonstrated. Reactivation of apparently dormant infections was accomplished by inoculating the mice with a heterologous strain of the organism or treatment with cyclophosphamide.
