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. 2012 Dec 18;207(7):1115–1127. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis778

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Comparison of bacterial burden in sham- and BCG-vaccinated nonhuman primates (NHPs). Blue symbols represent sham-vaccinated, Mycobacterium tuberculosis–infected NHPs, and red symbols represent BCG-vaccinated, Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected NHPs. A, Temporal Mycobacterium tuberculosis colony-forming units (CFU) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (80 mL). Circles: week 3; squares: week 5; triangles: week 9. X-axis: time postinfection. Y-axis: numeric scale. B, Temporal Mycobacterium tuberculosis CFU in bronchial lymph nodes (per gram of tissue). Circles: week 3; squares: week 5; triangles: week 9. X-axis: time postinfection. Y-axis: log10 scale. C, Mycobacterium tuberculosis CFU in right lung (site of inoculation) at necropsy (per gram of tissue). Circles: week 5; squares: week 10. X-axis: time postinfection. Y-axis: log10 scale. D, Mycobacterium tuberculosis CFU in left lung (contralateral lobe) at necropsy (per gram of tissue). Circles: week 5; squares: week 10. X-axis: time postinfection. Y-axis: log10 scale. E, Mycobacterium tuberculosis CFU in spleen at necropsy (per gram of tissue). Circles: week 5; squares: week 10. X-axis: time postinfection. Y-axis: log10 scale. Abbreviations: BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CFU, colony-forming units.