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. 2006 Mar 24;71(1):53–63. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2006.03.001

Table 5.

Effects of single i.p. administration of high concentrations of ribavirin on SARS-CoV (Urbani) replication in 8–14 g female BALB/c mice

Treatmenta (mg/kg) Virus titer (log10 CCID50/g)b Percent body weight change
Virus-infected mice
 175 4.6 ± 0.4 +10
 75 4.5 ± 0.3 +40
 Placebo 4.4 ± 0.4 +9



Uninfected mice
 175 0 +4
 75 0 −7
 Placebo 0 +18
a

Animals were sacrificed on day 3. No virus was detected on day 7 in any animal.

b

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.