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Fig. 5

From: Virulence of Mycobacterium intracellulare clinical strains in a mouse model of lung infection – role of neutrophilic inflammation in disease severity

Fig. 5

Effect of chemotherapy in M019-infected mice. a Comparison of the bacterial load before and after chemotherapy. At 4 weeks after infection, mice were divided into seven groups depending on the type of treatment. Data represent the mean ± SD of CFUs per organ. *: significantly different compared with AMK at 8 weeks after infection, †: significantly different compared with RFP at 8 weeks after infection. b Histological images of the lungs of M019-infected mice in each treatment group. Bars indicate 1 mm. (c) Comparison of neutrophilic infiltration in the BALF. *: significantly higher compared with before chemotherapy and the no-treatment group, †: significantly lower compared with before chemotherapy and the no-treatment group

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