Table 1.

Reproductive Capacity of T. cruzi Acutely Infected (I) and Uninfected (NI) Mice^*

Exp.	Parasite inoculation†	Mouse infection	n‡	% VP+§	% G+¶
1	i.p.	I	24	70.8	17.6∥
		NI	16	68.8	81.8
2	s.c.	I	37	81.1	23.3**
		NI	23	82.6	78.9
3	s.c.	I	30	76.7	21.7††
		NI	20	80.0	62.5

*Representative results of three experiments amongst eight.

^†i.p., intraperitoneal; s.c., subcutaneous route.

^‡Number of mice allowed mating in each group.

^§Proportion of mice presenting a vaginal plug (VP+).

^¶Proportion of VP+ mice developing gestation.

^∥P < 0.005,

**P < 0.0005,

^††P < 0.05, Student’s t-test, when compared to NI animals.