TABLE 2.
Animal experimental groupsa
| Group | No. of rats undergoing the following analysis or procedure: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Pathological score and spread plate method | Micro-CT | SEM characterization and histological analysis | |
| Ti rod + MRSA | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Ti-P-EN rod + MRSA | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Ti rod + PBS | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
a
Abbreviations: Ti, titanium; Ti-P-EN, enoxacin- and PEG-modified titanium; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; micro-CT, micro-computed tomography; SEM, scanning electron microscopy.