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Microscopic features of pustule formation in experimental impetigo of guinea pig
Author(s) -
Jordan William E.,
Montes Leopoldo F.,
Pittillo Robert F.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1974.tb00192.x
Subject(s) - impetigo , guinea pig , pathology , biology , skin lesion , inoculation , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , endocrinology
This paper describes the sequence of microscopic events associated with the development in guinea pigs of an infection induced by inoculation of intact skin with Streptococcus zooepidemicus . A striking similarity of this infection to human impetigo was noted.