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Blood CFU counts in mice treated with either 2× doses of sterile PBS or 2× doses of 500 μg ultrafine-carbon black (UF-CB), then infected intranasally with pneumococci. Blood CFU count was assessed at 24 h post-infection. n = 6, Bar represents mean, *P < 0.05 by unpaired t test.
