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Table 2 Viable count of Staphylococcus aureus in organs

From: A pig model of acute Staphylococcus aureus induced pyemia

   

Organsc

Pig no.

Innoculationa

Pig killed

(h PIb)

Lung

Spleen

Liver

Metaphysis/physis region of bone

1

S. aureus

4

140000

2800

93000

NTd

2

S. aureus

4

130000

18000

7700

NT

3

S. aureus

4

290000

11000

3800

NT

4

S. aureus

4

110000

2700

9600

NT

5

S. aureus

6

78000

34000

3300

1400

6

S. aureus

5

26000

43000

34000

2700

8

S. aureus

6

50000

16000

1200

730

9

S. aureus

5

47000

63000

15000

4300

Mean

S. aureus

4 – 6

110000

24000

21000

2300

7

Mock

4

0

0

0

NT

  1. a 1 mL of 108 CFU were inoculated intravenous per kg of body weight and 1 control pig was injected with and equal volume of sterile isotonic saline (mock)
  2. b PI, after inoculation
  3. c Numbers indicate viable counts per g of tissue
  4. d NT, not test