TABLE 3.

Effects of number of infected granulocytes and refrigeration time at 4°C on days to detection of the HGE agent in culture

No. of infected granulocytes/μl	Avg no. of days to detection of growth with the indicated no. of days of refrigeration
	1–5	7–13	14–18	21–29
903	5	NDa	7	NGb
225	2.5	3	ND	ND
34	3	7	17	NG
32	2.3	6	12	ND
2.7	7	10	ND	NG

^aND, not done. 

^bNG, no growth.