A Model of Implant-Associated Infection in the Tibial Metaphysis of Rats

Table 2

Number of leukocytes (WBC), erythrocytes (RBC), and value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in blood samples.

CFU	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	Group V
	(control)	(10^3)	(10^4)	(10^5)	(10^6)
WBC (×10 E9/l)—mean	7,81	5,63	7,54	6,7	11,66
WBC (×10 E9/l)—SD	3,43	1,27	3,7	1,73	6,55
RBC (×10 E12/l)—mean	7,65	7,08	7,12	7,28	7,68
RBC (×10 E12/l)—SD	0,29	0,22	0,73	0,84	0,41
CRP (mg/l)	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1