Table 3.
Summary of fever data.
| 50 CFU e | 500 CFU f | 5000 CFU g | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD |
| Study Day of 6+ Hours of Fever a | 6 | 3.4 | 1.50 | 5 | 3.4 | 0.11 | 7 | 1.8 | 1.24 |
| Days with 12+ Hours of Fever b | 6 | 3.5 | 0.84 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.82 |
| Maximum Change in Temperature | 8 | 4.6 | 1.70 | 8 | 3.8 | 2.04 | 7 | 6.3 | 5.39 |
| Fever Duration (hours) | 8 | 77.5 | 42.85 | 8 | 58.4 | 53.74 | 7 | 74.1 | 47.85 |
| Fever Hours c | 8 | 246.3 | 165.97 | 8 | 226.8 | 268.24 | 7 | 447.9 | 450.46 |
| Average Elevation d | 8 | 3.3 | 1.48 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.56 | 7 | 4.7 | 4.14 |
a Defined as the first day with 6 or more hours of significant temperature elevation (as determined by autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) modeling). b Calculated as the number of days with 12 or more hours of significant temperature elevation. c Calculated as the product of each significant increase in temperature elevation (in degrees) multiplied by the length of time of elevation (in hours). d Calculated by dividing fever hours by fever duration in hours. e Of the 10 animals in the 50 CFU group, 2 had no telemetry data, and 2 did not have 6+ hours of sustained fever. f Of the 9 animals in the 500 CFU group, 1 had no telemetry data, 3 did not have 6+ hours of sustained fever, and 4 did not have 12+ hours of sustained fever. g Of the 9 animals in the 5000 CFU group, 2 had no telemetry data, and 2 did not have 12+ hours of sustained fever.