Table 4.
Mean tissue spirochete loads in the bank voles are shown for each organ in both the Swiss and Finnish infection experiments.
| Experiment | Organ | Mean | LL | UL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | Bladder | 540 | 286 | 1017 |
| Switzerland | Ear | 2283 | 1211 | 4303 |
| Switzerland | Joint | 4531 | 2404 | 8541 |
| Switzerland | Skin | 2768 | 1469 | 5218 |
| Finland | Bladder | 1339 | 794 | 2259 |
| Finland | Ear | 20300 | 12036 | 34240 |
| Finland | Joint | 14533 | 8616 | 24512 |
| Finland | Skin | 12587 | 7463 | 21230 |
Bank vole organs were dissected at 49 days post-infection. The tissue spirochete load was standardized per mg of DNA (units are spirochetes per mg of DNA). Shown are the means, and the lower limits (LL) and upper limits (UL) of the 95% confidence interval.