Abstract
Summary
1. A method of constant intravenous infusion of bacteria combined with the determination of bacterial counts in the circulation at various sites by venous catheterization is described, which provides a means of determining the site and of quantitating the rate of removal of bacteria from the blood stream of the intact animal.
2. The total canine splanchnic removal of hemolytic Micrococcus aureus averaged 74 ± 16% (S.D.); splenic removal, 78 ± 17% (S.D.). No organisms were lost in circulation through the lungs.
3. The total rabbit splanchnic removal of encapsulated Klebsiella pneumoniae type B averaged 20 ± 10% (S.D.).
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