TABLE 1.
Biomaterial-centered infections in the i.v. injection and BT models
| Treatment or condition | Positive organ(s) (no. of positive organs/ total no. of animals) | Positive biomaterial disk(s)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Type (no. of positive disks/ total no. of animals) | 103 CFU | ||
| i.v. injection model | |||
| S. epidermidis HBH2 102 | Kidney (8/8) | PUa (1/4) | 8.2 |
| S. aureus ATCC 12600 | Kidney (8/8) | PUa (1/4); SRa (1/4) | 1.4; 29 |
| P. aeruginosa AK1 | None | PEa (2/4) | 100 |
| Own fecal flora | None | None | |
| Foreign fecal flora | All organs | SR (1/1); PP (1/1); PE (1/1) | 15; 2.5; 1.0 |
| BT model | |||
| Vitamin A deficiency | None | None | |
| Liquid diet | None | SRb (1/5); PMMAb (1/5) | 0.45; 100 |
| Intraperitoneal implant and vitamin A deficiency | MLN (3/5); kidney (1/5); peritoneum (1/5); intraperitoneal implant (1/5) | None | |
| Intraperitoneal implant | MLN (4/5); kidney (1/5); liver (1/5); spleen (1/5); blood (1/5); peritoneum (1/5) | PETb (1/5); PTFEb (1/5) | 4.5; 10 |
a
Colony form did not correspond to that of the injected strain.
b
Colony form and Gram staining did not correspond to those of translocated bacteria.