Table 2. Pulmonary lesion assessment results for the three experimental groups analyzed by computed tomography (CT).
Group | Vol. of lesions (cm3) | Ratio Vol. of lesions / Vol. of lungs (%) | Vol. of calcification (cm3) | No. of animals with cavitary lesions | |||
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Mean (95% CI) | Median | Mean (95% CI) | Median | Mean (95% CI) | Median | ||
Control | 49.36 (29.41–69.31) | 45.73 | 2.48 (1.21–3.75) | 2.33 | 10.82 (6.24–15.40) | 10.03 | 0/6 |
BCG | 6.20 (0–15.09) | 0.53** | 0.29 (0–0.72) | 0.03** | 2.71 (0–7.94) | 0.01* | 0/6 |
HIMB | 80.80 (29.02–132.58) | 80.97 | 4.83 (1.59–8.07) | 4.31 | 10.41 (5.57–15.25) | 9.34 | 3/6 |
*p < 0.05;
**p < 0.01;
Kruskal-Wallis test and post hoc Wilcoxon rank sum test.