Figure 3.

Effects of antibiotic therapy on the clearing of the three rash types. (a–c) Homogeneous rashes are predicted to take longer to clear than central clearing and central erythemas. (d–f) Normalized total number of bacteria (blue) and macrophages (red) as a function of time. For all rashes, the bacteria are mostly cleared within a few days; however, for homogeneous rashes, the macrophages take longer to clear due to the slower clearing rate. Parameter values for the rashes are the same as in Fig. 2. See Movie S7, Movie S8, and Movie S9 in the Supporting Material. To see this figure in color, go online.