Figure 2From: Cirrhosis-induced defects in innate pulmonary defenses against Streptococcus pneumoniaePre-neutrophil killing of Ply+ and Ply- S. pneumoniae within the lungs of cirrhotic and control rats (n = 8–9) measured exactly 1 hour after a transtracheal challenge with 1 × 106 cfu. The cirrhotic rats killed significantly fewer Ply+ than control rats (* p = 0.035). Cirrhotic rats also killed significantly fewer of the Ply+ than Ply- organisms (** p = 0.038).Back to article page