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Comparison of gentamicin selection and confocal microscopy for assessing in vitro feline RBC invasion by B. henselae
| Expt | Inoculuma | CFU recovered as determined by gentamicin selection | % of RBC infected as determined by:
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentamicin selection | Confocal microscopyb | |||
| 1 | 6.4 × 103 | 5.7 × 102 | <1 | 10 |
| 6.4 × 104 | 5.0 × 103 | <1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5.0 × 103 | 6.0 × 102 | <1 | 1 |
| 5.0 × 104 | 4.0 × 103 | <1 | 12 | |
The RBC count was 1.5 × 108 to 2.0 × 108 per sample.
Only intracellular organisms were counted.
