Chlamydia pneumoniae replicates in Kupffer cells in mouse model of liver infection

Table 1 Isolation of C. pneumoniae from liver homogenates of 40 intraperitoneally infected mice at various days after infection

Days after infection	n (pos)/n (tested)
2	0/10
7	6/10
10	4/10
20	0/10

Table 2 Detection of C. pneumoniae in isolated Kupffer cells and hepatocytes by FISH, IFA and culture, performed in 40 intraperitoneally infected mice at various days after infection

Days after infection	C. pneumoniae by FISH and IFA in:		C. pneumoniae isolation from:
	Kupffer cells n (pos)/n (tested)	Hepatocytes n (pos)/n (tested)	Kupffer cells n (pos)/n (tested)	Hepatocytes n (pos)/n (tested)
2	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
7	6/10	0/10	5/10	0/10
10	4/10	0/10	4/10	0/10
20	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10