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Gross sections of subcutaneously implanted catheter segments in wild-type and IL-1R−/− mice challenged with S. epidermidis stained with hematoxylineosin. $, abscess formation; #, giant-cell formation; ∗, thickness of the capsule; arrows, catheter-tissue interface.