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Table 1 Colonization of rat urinary tract by U. parvum.

From: Different inflammatory responses are associated with Ureaplasma parvum-induced UTI and urolith formation

Number of rats positive (%) inoculated with log CFU U. parvum a

 

101

103

105

107

109

P valueb

Bladder

4/14 (29)

2/14 (14)

2/14 (14)

7/14 (50)

8/14 (57)

0.04

Kidney

1/14 (7)

2/14 (14)

3/14 (21)

1/14 (7)

6/14 (43)

NS

Both Sites c

1/14 (7)

1/14 (7)

1/14 (7)

2/14 (14)

4/14 (29)

NS

  1. a) Data was collected at 2 weeks post-inoculation, and is a combination of 5 separate experiments.
  2. b) Probability values were derived by G statistic, P values greater than 0.05 were considered not significant (NS).
  3. c) Both sites refer to bladder and kidney.