Abstract
Pneumonia in the elderly can be fatal, especially in those individuals with other under- lying diseases. Several factors are involved in the increased susceptibility to pneumonia with increasing age; the loss of the immune competency may contribute significantly. The goal of this study was to expose a selected lung lobe in young and senescent dogs to 10{sup 8} cfu/mL of viable pneumococcus and to compare inflammatory and immune responses. The inflammatory response appeared to be equal in both young and aged dogs; however, the young dogs showed a large influx of lymphocytes In the immunized lobe that was not found in the aged dogs. (author)
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King-Herbert, A P, Bice, D E, Muggenburg, B A, Haley, P J, and Merlin, T L.
The pulmonary response of the aged dog to pneumococcus: Preliminary findings.
IAEA: N. p.,
1988.
Web.
King-Herbert, A P, Bice, D E, Muggenburg, B A, Haley, P J, & Merlin, T L.
The pulmonary response of the aged dog to pneumococcus: Preliminary findings.
IAEA.
King-Herbert, A P, Bice, D E, Muggenburg, B A, Haley, P J, and Merlin, T L.
1988.
"The pulmonary response of the aged dog to pneumococcus: Preliminary findings."
IAEA.
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title = {The pulmonary response of the aged dog to pneumococcus: Preliminary findings}
author = {King-Herbert, A P, Bice, D E, Muggenburg, B A, Haley, P J, and Merlin, T L}
abstractNote = {Pneumonia in the elderly can be fatal, especially in those individuals with other under- lying diseases. Several factors are involved in the increased susceptibility to pneumonia with increasing age; the loss of the immune competency may contribute significantly. The goal of this study was to expose a selected lung lobe in young and senescent dogs to 10{sup 8} cfu/mL of viable pneumococcus and to compare inflammatory and immune responses. The inflammatory response appeared to be equal in both young and aged dogs; however, the young dogs showed a large influx of lymphocytes In the immunized lobe that was not found in the aged dogs. (author)}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1988}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {The pulmonary response of the aged dog to pneumococcus: Preliminary findings}
author = {King-Herbert, A P, Bice, D E, Muggenburg, B A, Haley, P J, and Merlin, T L}
abstractNote = {Pneumonia in the elderly can be fatal, especially in those individuals with other under- lying diseases. Several factors are involved in the increased susceptibility to pneumonia with increasing age; the loss of the immune competency may contribute significantly. The goal of this study was to expose a selected lung lobe in young and senescent dogs to 10{sup 8} cfu/mL of viable pneumococcus and to compare inflammatory and immune responses. The inflammatory response appeared to be equal in both young and aged dogs; however, the young dogs showed a large influx of lymphocytes In the immunized lobe that was not found in the aged dogs. (author)}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1988}
month = {Dec}
}