TABLE 2.
Infection model | Inoculation route and CFU | Sample source (time point) | CI (SD) | n | P value |
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Nasopharyngeal colonization | Intranasal, 5 × 106 CFU | Nasal washes (5 days) | 1.04 (0.15) | 4 | 0.58 |
Sepsis | Intraperitoneal, 5 × 104 CFU | Blood (24 h) | 4.6 (0.62) | 7 | <0.0001 |