Table 1.
Pathological and bacteriological findings
| Gross pathology | Histology of liver | Bacteriology | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs | Inoculum infusion time | Euthanised (h) | Pneumoniaa | Nephritisb | Arthritisc | Auricular phlebitisd | Micro-abscesses | Hyaline globules | Bloode | Liver | Lung | Spleen | Bone marrow |
| Case-1 | 10 min | 48 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | + |
| Case-2 | 3 min 20 s | 30 | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | + |
| Case-3 | 6 min 40 s | 48 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + |
| Case-4 | 6 min 40 s | 48 | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + |
| Control-1 | 10 min | 48 | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Control-2 | 3 min 20 s | 48 | − | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − |
aAcute multifocal suppurative embolic pneumonia. Estimated number of lesions ranged between 10–60
bAcute multifocal suppurative embolic nephritis. Number of lesions ranged from 1to 4 (bilaterally)
cAcute fibrinous or fibrinosuppurative arthritis. Number of affected joints observed was one or two
d S. aureus purulent phlebitis in left ear
e S. aureus positive cultures were obtained at following sample time points: 6, 12, 24 h for Case-1; 12 h for Case-2; 48 h for Case-3; 24, 36 h for Case-4; 12 h for Control-2