TABLE 1.
Recovery of infectious chlamydiae from persistently infected HEp-2 cellsa
Days after infection | Mean IFU/105 cells after treatment lasting:
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6 days | 8 days | 12 days | |
8 | 100 ± 78 | 63 | 35 |
10 | 654 ± 310 | 0 | 0 |
12 | 2,491 ± 939 | 19 | 0 |
14 | 2,713 ± 1,819 | NDb | 0 |
16 | 3,268 ± 1,470 | 9 | ND |
18 | 5,225 ± 1,442 | 185 | 102 |
20 | 890 ± 812 | 243 | 107 |
Data presented are mean IFU per 105 cells determined in quadruplicate (6-day treatment) or duplicate experiments.
ND, not done.