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Table 4 Cytology of lung impressions stained with Giemsa on day 4 post inoculation in mice treated with L. fermentum+S. pneumoniae+ampicillin

From: Effect of Ampicillin on the kinetics of colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Lactobacillus fermentum in the respiratory tract of mice

 

Normal Macrophages

G1 Macrophages

G2 Macrophages

Lymphocytes

Neutrophils

Other cells

Control Mice

26 +/- 2

13 +/- 4

10 +/- 2

25 +/- 4

9 +/- 3

17 +/- 5

L. fermentum + ampicillin

14 +/- 4

30 +/- 5

28 +/- 4

14 +/- 3

9 +/- 2

5 +/- 4

S. pneumoniae +ampicillin

18 +/- 3

25 +/- 5

30 +/- 2

7 +/- 4

12 +/- 2

8 +/- 5

L.f + S.p . + ampicillin

20 +/- 2

30 +/- 2

25 +/- 3

13 +/- 2

6 +/- 2

6 +/- 3