STUDIES OF THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION PRODUCED BY DIET : III. PARTIAL PREVENTION BY ANTIBIOTICS.
A 4-fold reduction in the death rate of pregnant rats subjected to a diet capable of inducing the generalized Shwartzman reaction was obtained by the administration of oral absorbable and non-absorbable antibiotics. The possible mechanisms of this partial protection have been discussed.
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City.
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