PERITONITIS AND BACTEREMIA IN MICE 



log number of 

 pneumococci/ml blood 



Start of hypothermia 



Hypothermic mice(8) 



Start ot rewarming 



-5 8 16 24 36 



12 00 000 pneumococ c i i p 



48 I 60 

 M=52<.h 



70 80 



hours 



log number of 

 poeumococci/ml blood 



Normothermic pretreated mice(8) 



-5 8 16 24 



1 t= 



1200 000 pneurTKKOCci ip 

 Narcosis 



36 48 60 70 80 



I hours 



M =473h 



Figure 11. Kesults of inter vitam and post mortem blood cultures in hypothermic 

 mice and normothermic ones given 200,000 pneumococci Type II intraperitoneally. 

 Markings as in Figure 2. 



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