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. 2006 May;50(5):1823–1827. doi: 10.1128/AAC.50.5.1823-1827.2006

TABLE 1.

Comparative efficacies of EDTA alone and in combination with amphotericin B preparations in the treatment of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in severely immunocompromised rats

Group Total no. of rats Mean log10 no. of CFU/g of lung (range) (no. of rats)
Angioinvasive lung lesion histopathology grade (range)
At 7 days From rats surviving >7 days
Control 16 3.65 (2.93-4.26) (12) 3.46 (3.32-3.83) (4) 3+ (2+-4+)
AMB 16 2.29 (0-3.68) (8) 0.61 (0-2.3) (8) 3+ (0+-3+)
ABLC 16 1.65 (0-3.46) (7) 0.67 (0-2.8) (9) 2+ (2+-4+)
EDTA 16 2.27 (0-3.75) (7) 1.0 (0-3.3) (9) 3+ (0+-3+)
ABLC + EDTA 16 0.45 (0-1.7) (7) 0.25 (0-1.8) (9) 0+ (0+-2+)