TABLE 1.
Metastatic disease caused by S. epidermidis 1457 or 1457-M10 in the rat model of CVC-associated infectiona
| Organ |
S. epidermidis 1457
|
S. epidermidis 1457-M10
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of animals infected/total | Mean no. of CFU ± SD/g of tissue | No. of animals infected/total | Mean no. of CFU/g of tissue | |
| Lung | 4/7 | 2,855 ± 1,950 | 1/7 | 1,116 |
| Heart | 3/7 | 10,970 ± 9,394 | 1/7 | 411 |
| Liver | 3/7 | 9,045 ± 4,480 | 1/7 | 1,174 |
| Kidney | 2/7 | 305 ± 197 | 1/7 | 67 |
a
Differences were not significant, as determined by the Mann-Whitney test.