Antibody and antibiotic action on Rickettsia prowazeki in body lice across the host-vector interface, with observations on strain virulence and retrieval mechanisms

Am J Epidemiol. 1973 Oct;98(4):262-82. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a121556.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / administration & dosage*
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins / analysis
  • Insect Vectors*
  • Lethal Dose 50
  • Male
  • Phthiraptera*
  • Rickettsia prowazekii / drug effects
  • Rickettsia prowazekii / growth & development
  • Rickettsia prowazekii / immunology
  • Rickettsia prowazekii / isolation & purification
  • Rickettsia prowazekii / pathogenicity*
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use*
  • Species Specificity
  • Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / drug therapy
  • Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Doxycycline
  • Rifampin