Table 1

Experimental groups.*

Groups
Infection (P. aeruginosa)
Intervention
n

Control
None

3

Co-instillation
Antibodies were premixed with PA103

     Control IgG
PA103 (5 × 107 CFU), IT
Control IgG (IgG2b), 4 mg/ml IT
3
     Rab anti-PcrV
PA103 (5 × 107 CFU), IT
Polyclonal anti-PcrV IgG, 4 mg/ml IT
3
     Mab166
PA103 (5 × 107 CFU), IT
Monoclonal Mab166, 4 mg/ml IT
3

Therapeutic
Antibodies were intratracehally instilled 1 h after the instillation of PA103

     w/o IgG
PA103 (5 × 107 CFU), IT
Phosphate-buffered saline
5
     Rab anti-PcrV
PA103 (5 × 107 CFU), IT
Polyclonal anti-PcrV IgG, 4 mg/ml IT
3
     Mab166
PA103 (5 × 107 CFU), IT
Monoclonal Mab166, 4 mg/ml IT
5
     Mab166 Fab
PA103 (5 × 107 CFU), IT
Fab fragments of Mab166, 4 mg/ml IT
3

*IT: Intratracheal administration

Faure et al. Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2003 1:2   doi:10.1186/1476-8518-1-2

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