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. 2009 Jul 3;52(9):1962–1970. doi: 10.1007/s00125-009-1432-6

Table 2.

Effect of maggot secretions on phagocytosis and intracellular killing of Staphylococcus aureus by monocytes

Secretions (µg/ml) Phagocytosis (%) at indicated intervals Intracellular killing (%) at indicated intervals
30 min 60 min 30 min 60 min
0 12 ± 3 39 ± 4 38 ± 11 61 ± 7
3.5 21 ± 4 35 ± 4 44 ± 8 55 ± 10
35 19 ± 2 34 ± 3 38 ± 12 57 ± 10

Results are means ± SEM of six experiments