Table 2 Pretreatment with bacterial polysaccharide immune globulin (BPIG) prevents pneumonia and death due to type 3 pneumococcus in rats
From: Development of a model of focal pneumococcal pneumonia in young rats
Serotype | Inoculum (cfu) | Pretreatment | N | # animals with pneumonia (%) | mortality n, (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 100 | Saline | 30 | 17 (57) | 14 (47) |
| Â | 100 | BPIG | 30 | 0 (0) * | 2 (7) ** |