TABLE 2

T/NT Ratios of Infected Thigh Muscles in Rabbits

Rabbit no.	5 min	30 min	60 min	2 h	3 h	4 h	Culture
S. aureus infection
1	1.66	2.29	2.05	1.38	1.29	1.12	+
2	1.23	1.75	1.96	1.92	1.82	1.30	+
3	1.29	1.50	2.04	1.91	1.98	1.23	+
4	1.49	1.81	2.18	1.95	1.47	1.39	+
5	3.24	3.44	3.56	2.74	2.20	1.90	+
6	2.10	2.40	2.42	1.71	2.05	1.86	+
7	1.28	1.62	1.68	1.20	1.33	0.96	+
8	1.77	1.85	1.91	1.38	1.57	1.56	+
9	1.67	1.69	2.41	1.98	1.86	2.24	+
10	1.41	1.80	2.05	2.23	1.90	1.27	+
Mean ± SD	1.7 ± 0.6	2.0 ± 0.6	2.2 ± 0.5	1.8 ± 0.5	1.7 ± 0.3	1.5 ± 0.4
E. coli infection
1	1.39	1.65	1.68	1.72	1.45	1.37	+
2	1.23	1.31	1.41	1.63	1.67	1.61	+
3	1.57	2.45	2.41	1.38	1.66	2.00	+
4	1.03	1.42	2.31	1.88	1.99	2.03	+
5	1.03	1.31	1.50	1.16	1.05	1.44	+
6	1.42	1.58	1.45	1.43	1.38	1.59	+
7	1.10	1.56	1.29	0.78	0.80	0.85	+
8	1.17	1.16	1.62	1.65	1.87	1.28	+
9	1.19	1.19	1.21	1.06	1.35	1.17	+
10	1.24	1.45	1.66	1.62	1.41	1.13	+
Mean ± SD	1.2 ± 0.2	1.5 ± 0.4	1.7 ± 0.4	1.4 ± 0.3	1.5 ± 0.4	1.4 ± 0.4

+ = positive.
The values 3.56 and 2.45 in boldface type indicate the highest T/NT ratio observed in 1 animal at 60 min in the S. aureus group and the highest T/NT ratio observed in 1 animal at 30 min in the E. coli group, respectively.