The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Vol 115, 1137-1140,
Copyright, 1962, by The Rockefeller Institute
STUDIES OF THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION PRODUCED BY DIET
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III. PARTIAL PREVENTION BY ANTIBIOTICS
Donald G. McKay M.D.1 and
Ting-Chao Wong M.D.1
1 From the Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City
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.
Submitted on January 25, 1962