TABLE 5.

B. anthracis exposure, bacteremia results, and day of death for individual monkeys in the vehicle, levofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin treatment groups

Monkey	Sex	Ames LD50 equivalent	Day(s) postchallenge with positive blood cultures	Day of death postchallenge
Vehicle group
3988	M	30	2, 3	3
4174	M	22	2, 3	3
4813	M	32	2	2
4004	M	76	2, 3, 5-7	7
4115	M	118	2	—a
4501	F	17	1, 2, 4	8
4758	F	20	2, 3	3
4985	F	27	2, 4	4
4785	F	48	2, 3, 4	4
4944	F	47	2, 3, 4	4
Levofloxacin group
4010	M	17	—b	—a
4039	M	54	—b	—a
5026	M	65	—b	—a
4998	M	57	—b	—a
5003	M	59	—b	—a
4979	F	55	—b	—a
4744	F	62	—b	—a
4491	F	50	38	38
4957	F	36	—b	—a
4941	F	34	—b	—a
Ciprofloxacin group
4211	M	68	53, 55, 57	57
4180	M	99	—b	—a
4031	M	53	—b	—a
4040	M	24	—b	—a
5025	M	36	—b	—a
4745	F	67	—b	—a
4742	F	44	—b	—a
4983	F	45	66	66
4949	F	21	—b	—a
4670	F	99	—b	—a

^aThe monkey survived to end of observation period (100 days).

^bIndicates no positive blood cultures.