TABLE 2.
Treatment group (n) | No. of aortic segments with C. pneumoniae antigen/total no. (%) | No. of segments (%) showing
degreea:
|
No. of animals (%) with C. pneumoniae antigen | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1+ | 2+ | |||
Control (23) | 11/69 (15.9) | 10 | 1 (9.1) | 8 (34.8) |
Early azithromycin (24) | 14/72 (19.4) | 12 | 2 (14.3) | 9 (37.5) |
Delayed azithromycin (24) | 45/72 (62.5) | 39 | 6 (13.3) | 21 (87.5) |
1+, 5 to 10 cells positive in one focus. 2+, two or more foci positive.