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. 2000 Dec;68(12):6650–6655. doi: 10.1128/iai.68.12.6650-6655.2000

TABLE 4.

Effect of anti-CD28 treatment on intra-abdominal abscess formation by B. fragilisa

Treatment No. of animals positive for abscesses/total (%) P
Saline 8/19 (42)
Anti-CD28b 15/18 (83) <0.02
a

A dose of B. fragilis (5 × 107 CFU/animal) was used to induce abscesses in approximately 50% of animals. 

b

A dose of 500 μg/ml was administered via the intracardiac route.