Table 3.
Vaginal Colonization
| # mice colonized with GBS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine Formulation |
Dose | Route | Ia (p-value) | III (p-value) | V (p-value) | Total (p-value) |
| 75:25 | 0ug | IM | 3/5 (n/a) | 2/5 (n/a) | 3/5 (n/a) | 8/15 (n/a) |
| 75:25 | 10ug | IM | 3/5 (1) | 2/5 (1) | 2/5 (0.58) | 7/15 (1) |
| 75:25 | 30ug | IM | 0/5 (0.16) | 0/5 (0.16) | 3/5 (1) | 3/15 (0.07) |
| 50:50 | 30ug | IM | 0/5 (0.16) | 0/5 (0.16) | 4/5 (0.54) | 4/15 (0.27) |
| free C5a peptidase | 30ug | IM | 3/5 (1) | 5/5 (0.08) | 3/5 (1) | 11/15 (0.45) |
| 75:25 | 0ug | IN | 4/5 (n/a) | 2/5 (n/a) | 4/5 (n/a) | 10/15 (n/a) |
| 75:25 | 10ug | IN | 1/5 (0.21) | 2/5 (1) | 2/5 (0.29) | 5/15 (0.08) |
| 75:25 | 30ug | IN | 1/5 (0.21) | 1/5 (1) | 2/5 (0.29) | 4/15 (0.06) |
| 50:50 | 30ug | IN | 2/5 (0.29) | 1/5 (1) | 1/5 (0.21) | 4/15 (0.06) |
| free C5a peptidase | 30ug | IN | 3/5 (0.58) | 3/5 (1) | 4/5 (1) | 10/15 (1) |
p-values represent 2-tailed Fisher exact comparing the 75:25 0ug dose of each route of administration against each of the other vaccination groups.