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A) Maximum intensity projections (corrected for decay) of mice subcutaneously bearing pre-colonized (left flank) and sterile (right flank) catheters. Two days after implantation, mice were injected with 7.5 MBq [
111In]In-palivizumab (n = 4) and imaged at 24 hr, 72 hr, and 120 hr after injection. Implantation of colonized and sterile implants was randomized, but for display all colonized implants are shown at the left flank. (
B) Corresponding percentages in regions of interest (ROIs) per mouse. (
C) The activity detected in regions of interests was expressed as a percentage of total body activity. Each data point represents one mouse. A two-tailed paired t-test was performed to test for differences in activity in sterile versus colonized implants. Exact p-values are displayed in
Supplementary file 2.