TABLE 1.
Ascites fluid | No. of CFU (104)
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Lung | Liver | Spleen | Brain | |
NSO | 180 ± 93b | 7 ± 3.0 | 16.0 ± 13.0 | 0.08 ± 0.06 |
IgG1 | 27 ± 19c | 20 ± 6.0c | 1.7 ± 0.4c | 0.30 ± 0.17c |
IgG2a | 66 ± 26c | 20 ± 6.2c | 2.0 ± 0.4c | 0.09 ± 0.04 |
IgG2b | 48 ± 27c | 21 ± 8.0c | 0.7 ± 0.4c | 0.12 ± 0.07 |
IgG3 | 43 ± 33c | 39 ± 10.0c | 2.7 ± 1.0c | 0.23 ± 0.10c |
Groups of four mice were given either 1.0 mg of MAb or 1.0 ml of NSO ascites fluid 24 h prior to infection with 106 CFU of C. neoformans.
1 standard deviation.
P < 0.05 versus NSO.