Gögler H, Meckes P
Chirurgischen Klinik und Poliklinik des Klinikums Charlottenburg, Freien Universität Berlin.
Z Exp Chir Transplant Kunstliche Organe. 1989;22(3):159-67.
Fecal peritonitis was produced by a sphincter-system leading to intestinal perforation. In 10 beagle dogs endotoxin was measured with the Limulus test. There was a correlation between endotoxin appearance and microbiological findings in the peritoneal cavity and in the blood. Endotoxinaemia correlated with the clinical severity of peritonitis.