TABLE 1.
Wk | Strain | No. of mice with viable CFU/total no. of mice |
% relapse |
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Lungs only | Spleen only | Both organs | Neither organ | Lungs | Spleen | ||
30 | Rv | 6/6 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/6 | 100 | 66.6 |
RvΔG | 1/6 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 5/6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | |
RvΔG | 6/6 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/6 | 100 | 66.6 | |
34 | Rv | 8/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 2/10 | 80 | 80 |
RvΔG | 1/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 9/10 | 10 | 0 | |
RvΔG | 9/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 1/10 | 90 | 60 |
Percent relapse depicts the percentage of animals in which viable CFU were found in the lungs or spleen.