Figure 1. Ciprofloxacin treatment cannot clear S. Tm from the cLN.

Cfus in the cLN of C57BL/6 mice 1 d and 3 d postinfection without therapy or 3 d, 5 d, and 10 d p.i. with ciprofloxacin therapy (2×62 mg/kg/d by gavage) starting 1 d p.i. Each symbol represents one mouse. (A), cfu in stool from cecum lumen; (B), cfu in spleen; (C), cfu in cLN; dashed line, detection limit. p, nonparametric statistical analysis compared to 1 d p.i.