Overwhelming pneumococcal infection in rats immediately after splenectomy.
D000818:Animals; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D008297:Male; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000502:physiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013154:Spleen / Q000502:physiology*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors