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Table 2 Survival rates, presence of exotoxin A, culture results and colony counts in the control group (non-immunized mice) inoculated with P. aeruginosa

From: Active immunization using exotoxin A confers protection against Pseudomonas aeruginosainfection in a mouse burn model

Post-inoculation time (day)

Number of animals alive (survival rate, %)

CFU/mL from inoculated burns

Exotoxin A in sera (%)*

Positive culture (%)

    

Liver

Spleen

Blood

1

25 (100)

1 × 108

-

-

-

-

2

25 (100)

1.14 × 108

2 (8)

-

-

2 (8)

3

12 (48)

1.25 × 108

8 (32)

2 (8)

2 (8)

8 (32)

4

8 (32)

1.6 × 108

8 (32)

8 (32)

8 (32)

8 (32)

6

5 (20)

1.7 × 108

3 (12)

5 (20)

5 (20)

3 (12)

  1. * detected with CIEP