Table 1.
Histopathologic characterization of pneumonia.
| Virus only | Virus and Bacteria Mock Treatment |
Virus and Bacteria Ampicillin |
Virus and Bacteria Clindamycin |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Airway | 1.3 ± 0.6a | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 2.3 ± 0.6 |
| Disease | ||||
| Severity of Interstitial | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.0 |
| Disease | ||||
| Fibrino-purulent | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 1.3 ± 1.5 |
| Inflammation | ||||
| Interstitial Acute | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 1.7 ± 1.2 |
| Coagulative Necrosis |
a
Values are mean ± standard deviation of semi-qualitative scores on a scale of 0–4 as determined by a veterinary pathologist (K.L.B.) blinded to the study purpose and design and to the composition of the groups.