Table 2.
Histopathology. Histopathological evaluation of wound biopsies. Type of inflammation was scored as acute (PMNs dominating), chronic (MNs dominating), mixed type (MN/PMNs) or no inflammation seen (NI)
| 4 DPI | 7 DPI | 10 DPI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Peripheral | Central | Peripheral | Central | Peripheral | |
| C3H/HeN | ||||||
| PMN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| PMN/MN | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| NI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 | |
| BALB/c | ||||||
| PMN | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5* |
| PMN/MN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| NI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 | |
DPI, days post‐infection; NI, no inflammation; MN, mononuclear leukocytes; PMN, polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
*
P < 0·05.