Mice treated with antibiotics have decreased total inflammatory cell influx as compared to saline treated animals; though LZD treated animals have lower number of neutrophils in BAL post bacterial challenge.

<p>WT mice were infected with H1N1 100 pfu i.n. and on day 7 challenged with 5×10⁷ cfu cMRSA i.t., infected mice were treated with either vehicle or antibiotics LZD (80mg/kg i.p.) or Vanco (110 mg/kg i.p.). BAL was performed 24 hours post bacterial challenge and total inflammatory cells quantitated using a hemocytometer (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0114574#pone.0114574.g002" target="_blank">Fig. 2A</a>) and neutrophils quantitated post cytospin (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0114574#pone.0114574.g002" target="_blank">Fig. 2B</a>). n = 6 in each group, experiments repeated thrice.*p < 0.05, #p < 0.01 as compared to vehicle treated group. Error bars represent mean±SEM.