Abstract
Two hundred fifty gerbils and 7 chinchillas were utilized in 11 experiments to determine the effect of inoculating viable and heat-killed suspensions of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis into the middle ear cavity. Development of otitis media was observed by otoscopy and histopathology. Gerbils were found to be susceptible to 2 x 10(4) viable M catarrhalis cells. Depending on the number of cells inoculated, the resulting untreated inflammation was a very mild to moderately severe, self-limiting disease with no permanent sequelae except in animals inoculated with high [10(6) to 10(7)] numbers of bacteria. Viable bacteria could not be isolated from the middle ears 24 hours after inflammation was induced. Heat-killed cells produced less severe acute inflammation with no permanent sequelae. We conclude 1) gerbils and chinchillas are susceptible to a self-limited inflammation caused by M catarrhalis, 2) no infection occurs, since viable bacteria cannot be recovered from middle ear aspirates, and 3) viable cells produce more severe inflammation than heat-killed cells.
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