From: The inflammatory response and neuronal injury in Streptococcus suis meningitis
animal no. | lesiona | intensity of the lesion | semiquantitative bacterial loadb in CSF | semiquantitative bacterial loadb in brain swabs | age at time point of infection (in weeks) | interval between infection and first signs of sickness (days)c | interval between infection and termination of the experiment (days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A | mild | +++ | +++ | 4 | 1 | 1.5 |
2 | B; D | severe | +++ | + | 4 | 1.5 | 3 |
3 | B; D | severe | +++ | ++ | 4 | 4 | 5.5 |
4 | B | severe | +++ | + | 7 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
5 | B | severe | – | +++ | 9 | 1 | 2.5 |
6 | A | mild | ++ | ++ | 9 | 1 | 3 |
7 | B | severe | ++ | + | 9 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
8 | C | severe | +++ | +++ | 9 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
9 | B | severe | +++ | + | 9 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
10 | B | severe | – | +++ | 9 | 1 | 2.5 |