TABLE 2.

Abscess area and bacterial and phage counts^a

No. of rabbits	Time before dose (h)	Abscess area (mm2)		Count of 2698 in abscess (103 CFU)		Count of LS2a in abscess (103 PFU)
		Median	Range	Median	Range	Median	Range
4	6	290	256-416	475	190-4,000	1,300	830-1,700
4	12	120	72-224	1,090	180-2,900	4,450	810-9,600
4	24	156	112-288	865	450-1,100	4,850	930-11,000
5	0b	160	80-256	550	120-760	0	0-0

^aCounts were made 4 days after 21 rabbits received (subcutaneously) 5 × 10⁷ CFU of S. aureus 2698 bacteria and either control suspension or 3 × 10⁹ PFU of LS2a phage at the times shown. Where 0 is quoted as a count this means <10 CFU or PFU.

^bControl suspension.