Table 1.

Bacterial titer, change of weight, neurological scores, and mortality in different groups (mean ± standard deviation)

Groups	Bacterial titer, 24 hpi [log10 CFU mL−1]	Change of weight	Neurological scoresa	Mortality
Sham	–	−2.64 ± 0.46	5 [5, 5]	0/10
PBS + PM	7.97 ± 0.50	1.50 ± 0.39*	3 [3, 4]*	4/14
DMSO + PM	7.87 ± 0.42	1.37 ± 0.45*	3 [3, 4]*	3/14
BDNF + PM	7.35 ± 0.41**	1.08 ± 0.36*,**	4 [3, 4]*, **	2/14
k252a + PM	8.08 ± 0.27***	2.28 ± 1.40*, ***	3 [3, 4]*, ***	5/14

Bacterial titer, change of weight, neurological scores, and mortality were evaluated at 24 h post-infection

*p < 0.05, compared to sham group

**p < 0.05, compared to PBS + PM group

***p < 0.05, compared to BDNF + PM group

^aMedian [minimum, maximum]