Cell-Mediated Immunity after Bacterial Infection of the Lower Respiratory Tract

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Abstract

Lower respiratory tract and systemic cell-mediated immunity have been studied in rabbits after infection with Listeria monocytogenes or Diplococcus pneumoniae. Respiratory tract cell-mediated immunity was evaluated by direct and indirect assays of migration inhibitory factor (MIF) production. Systemic delayed hypersensitivity was determined by means of intradermal testing with appropriate antigens.

Authors

J. Robert Cantey, W. Lee Hand, Carl G. Hughes, Mary E. Lund, Neva L. King