TABLE 5.
Log10 CFU of M. avium/spleen in four strains of mice with and without clarithromycin treatment from week 4 to week 12 postinfection
| Mouse strain and treatment | Mean log10 CFU/spleen (SD) by time point postinfection |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | Wk 4 | Wk 8 | Wk 12 | |
| BALB/c | ||||
| Untreated | 2.31 (0.32) | 2.91 (0.28) | 7.95 (0.07) | 5.64 (0.18) |
| Clarithromycin | 2.65 (0.36) | 1.09 (0.08) | ||
| C57BL/6 | ||||
| Untreated | 2.70 (0.29) | 4.24 (0.92) | 8.00 (0.01) | 6.03 (3.40) |
| Clarithromycin | 3.74 (0.59) | 3.40 (0.09) | ||
| Beige | ||||
| Untreated | 2.46 (0.28) | 3.80 (0.69) | 7.91 (0.07) | 5.39 (0.19) |
| Clarithromycin | 4.29 (0.67) | 3.05 (0.51) | ||
| Nude | ||||
| Untreated | 2.00 (0.61) | 2.91 (0.69) | 7.91 (0.07) | 5.39 (0.19) |
| Clarithromycin | 4.29 (0.67) | 3.05 (0.51) | ||