Research Article

Recombinant Lysostaphin Protects Mice from Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia

Table 4

Survival times of mice.

GroupTime of death (days) Number of survival animals being infected Survival (%)Median survival time of being infected and eventually dead animals (days) The mean survival time of being infected and eventually dead animals (days) The mean survival time of being infected and eventually dead animals (days)
BeginThe finial

Control150033.2 ± 1.13.2 ± 1.1
VAN318440415.8 ± 13.0**6.3 ± 5.8
rLys (45 mg/kg)3256601123.0 ± 11.0***12.5 ± 10.8*
rLys (1 mg/kg)325440718.4 ± 12.0***10.7 ± 9.0*

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