title: Factors affecting the clinical course of Treponema pallidum infection in guinea pigs.
abstract: The clinical course of infection with Treponema pallidum (Nichols) in inbred strain 2 guinea pigs was shown to be affected by age, sex and site of inoculation.
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Albany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wicher
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wicher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jakubowski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gruhn
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013587:Syphilis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology