TABLE 2.

Weight changes for MRSA-infected rabbits in groups 1 to 4

Time of infection or postinfection	Weight for indicated group:a
	1 (no treatment)	2 (vancomycin)	3 (linezolid)	4 (ceftobiprole)
Time of infection	2.81 ± 0.43 (14)	2.84 ± 0.30 (15)	2.43 ± 0.15 (11)	2.84 ± 0.29 (13)
2 wk postinfection (start of treatment)	2.79 ± 0.47 (14)	2.77 ± 0.43 (15)	2.35 ± 0.21 (11)	2.64 ± 0.31 (13)
4 wk postinfection (midtreatment)	2.96 ± 0.45 (14)	2.84 ± 0.47 (15)	2.44 ± 0.20 (11)	2.73 ± 0.23 (13)
6 wk postinfection (end of treatment)	3.16 ± 0.43 (14)	2.93 ± 0.50 (15)	2.36 ± 0.25 (11)	2.86 ± 0.23 (13)
8 wk postinfection (2 wk posttreatment)	3.24 ± 0.40 (14)	3.10 ± 0.45 (15)	2.42 ± 0.27 (11)	3.07 ± 0.25 (13)

^aWeights are given in kilograms and are means ± standard deviations. Numbers in parentheses are sample sizes.