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Empyema can be induced by inoculating S. aureus by means of thoracentesis
Published in Biotech Law Weekly, October 29th, 2004
"Our objective was to evaluate experimental induction of empyema in rats by intrapleural inoculation of Staphylococcus aureus by means of thoracentesis with pleural pressure monitoring," scientists writing in the journal Pediatric Surgery International report.
L.F. Schopf and colleagues explained, "Forty female albino Wistar rats, anesthetized with droperidol and fentanyl, underwent intrapleural inoculation of a 0.2-ml solution. Group I (N=25) received 1010 colony-forming units/ml of Staphylococcus...
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Source: Biotech Law Weekly (2004-10-29)
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