Table 3.

Effects of sapBC on Human Inoculation With H. ducreyi^a

Volunteer (gender)	No. of Days of Observation	Strain	Dose (CFUs)	No. of Initial Papules	No. of Pustules	Final Outcome of Sites
						Papule	Pustule	Resolved
387 (female)	6	P	66	3	1		1	2
		M	67–267	0	0			3
388 (male)	6	P	66	3	3		3
		M	67–267	3	1		1b	2
390 (male)	6	P	66	3	3		3
		M	67–267	3	0			3
391 (male)	5	P	17	3	0			3
		M	144–577	3	0			3
394 (male)	6	P	17	2	1		1	1
		M	144–577	2	0			2

Abbreviations: CFUs, colony-forming units; M, mutant strain 35000HPsapBC; P, parent strain 35000HP.

^a Volunteers 387, 388, and 390 were inoculated in the first iteration. Volunteers 391 and 394 were inoculated in the second iteration.

^b One pustule formed at the site inoculated with 267 CFUs.