Table 1.
Fecal bacteria load and weight gain of the animals
| Normal control | Infection control | Infected+ pefloxacin day 5 | Infected+ pefloxacin day 10 | Infected + pefloxacin day 15 | Infected+ amoxillin day 5 | Infected+ amoxillin day 10 | Infected + amoxillin day 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fecal bacteria load (log CFU/g feaces) |
0.00±0.00a |
4.34±0.01d |
4.03±0.01c |
2.59±0.24b |
2.31±0.09b |
4.11±0.06c |
2.99±0.08b |
2.64±0.04b |
| Weight change (g) | 32.80±4.41a | −14.33±2.39d | −1.00±1.00c | −4.00±4.15c | −8.50±3.37c | 0.00±1.67b | −7.50±7.98c | −2.50±1.80c |
Each value represents the mean±S.E.M of 5 rats. Values within the same row with different superscripts are significantly different at p<0.05.