Reducing mortality in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium-infected mice with a tripeptidic serum fraction.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, USA.

Published: June 2002

Salmonellosis-induced mortality in female Swiss Webster mice decreased significantly when tripeptidic immunostimulant (TPI) was administered prophylactically. Prophylactic benefits developed in a dose-dependent manner wherein 15 mg of TPI given 1 day before challenge reduced mortality by 70%.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC;46.6.1971-1973.2002DOI Listing

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