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1. A method is described for production of Group A streptococcal pharyngeal infections in rabbits. 2. After intrapharyngeal inoculation, transient bacteremia usually occurred, followed by temperature elevations to 48 hours and significant rises in ASO titers 4 weeks later. 3. Bacteria were demonstrable in pharyngeal tissues at 48 hours, and in some instances small abscesses were seen. 4. The method described affords another means of studying effects of repeated group A infections under conditions simulating those which obtain in man.
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