Staphylococcal kidney abscesses in rats treated with corticosteroids.
A heavy growth of Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from kidney abscesses in rats from 2 inbred strains treated with corticosteroids. The S. aureus phage types which caused the abscesses are endemic in the rat breeding colonies. One strain of rat was more sensitive to the action of the corticosteroids.
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones