Table 3.
Exploratory study, intravenous infection in presence and absence of trauma: muscle data.
| Number (%) of mice with viable GAS in muscle |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured muscle (left leg) |
Control muscle (right leg) |
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| Time (h) from defined injury to infection | Trauma Group |
Control Group |
Trauma Group |
Control Group |
| 0* | 2/5 (40%) | 2/4 (50%) | 1/5 (20%) | 1/4 (25%) |
| 24 | 3/6 (50%) | 3/6 (50%) | 4/6 (67%) | 3/6 (50%) |
| 48** | 1/4 (25%) | 2/5 (40%) | 0/4 (0%) | 3/5 (60%) |
n = 6/group. * 1/6 in the trauma group and 2/6 in the control (uninjured) groups reached humane end points prior to end of study. **2/6 in the trauma group and 1/6 in the control (uninjured) group reached humane end points prior to end of study