Table 3.
Survival rates, presence of exotoxin A, culture results and colony counts in the experimental group (immunized mice) inoculated with P. aeruginosa
| Post-inoculation time (day) |
Number of animals alive (survival rate, %) |
CFU/mL from inoculated burns |
Exotoxin A in sera (%)* |
Positive culture (%) |
Number of animals alive (survival rate, %) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver | Spleen | Blood | |||||
| 1 | 48 (100) | 1.5 × 108 | ND | 48 (100) | - | - | - |
| 4 | 48 (100) | 1.4 × 107 | ND | 48 (100) | - | - | - |
| 7 | 47 (98) | 1.3 × 106 | ND | 47 (100) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| 11 | 46 (96) | 1.2 × 105 | ND | 47 (98) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| 14 | 45 (94) | 1 × 104 | ND | 45 (94) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
ND, not detectable by CIEP; * neutralizing antibody detected