FIG 5.

Immunization with 4C-Staph increases macrophage and monocyte recruitment in the pouch of neutropenic mice. (A and B) Absolute cell numbers of macrophages (A) and monocytes (B) in immunocompetent and neutropenic mice either immunized with 4C-Staph or mock immunized; (C and D) ratios between the absolute cell numbers of macrophages (C) and monocytes (D) of each neutropenic mouse and the medians of the absolute cell numbers of the same populations recovered in the corresponding immunocompetent groups. Ratios obtained for individual neutropenic mice are reported for groups immunized either with alum or with 4C-Staph. Gray lines indicate the median values of the ratios for each group (three independent experiments). The statistical significance was calculated using a two-tailed Mann Whitney test, and P values are indicated.