TABLE 1.
Inoculum containing 103 CFU |
Inoculum containing 104 CFU |
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Bacterial counts (log10 CFU/g) |
Bacterial counts (log10 CFU/g) |
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Location | Adhesion | Strain | n | Median | Range | n | Median | Range |
Spleens | Weak | 1 | 9 | 2.21 | 1.56-4.71 | 9 | 4.73 | 3.79-5.71 |
2 | 7 | 2.57 | 1.6-4.67 | 9 | 4.7 | 3.28-5.8 | ||
Strong | 3 | 8 | 2.18 | 2.02-4.65 | 10 | 4.715 | 3.48-6.67 | |
4 | 9 | 3.65 | 2.91-4.53 | 10 | 5.73 | 4.72-6.78 | ||
Vegetations | Weak | 1 | 3 | 6.32 | 4.59-7.76 | 10 | 9.05 | 4.64-9.66 |
2 | 3 | 7.90 | 7.68-7.98 | 8 | 8.59 | 7.96-9.29 | ||
Strong | 3 | 1 | 6.28 | 8 | 7.58 | 5.25-9.39 | ||
4 | 4 | 8.47 | 4.41-8.84 | 9 | 8.50 | 4.23-9.63 |