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Table 6 Histopathological alterations scoring in lungs of treated groups

From: Assessment of the antibacterial efficacy of silver nanoparticles-based Artemisia annua against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-infected lung tissues in albino rats

Lesions

Treated rats groups

A

B

C

D

E

F

Thickening of interstitial tissue

0

0

0

3

1

1

Areas of liquefactive necrosis

0

0

0

2

1

0

Neutrophilic infiltration

0

0

0

3

2

1

Inflammatory exudate in bronchiolar lumen

0

0

0

2

1

0

Peribronchiolar inflammatory cells infiltration

0

0

0

2

1

1

Peribronchiolar vascular congestion

0

0

0

3

2

1

Bronchiolar wall hyperplasia

0

0

0

3

1

1

  1. The score system was designed as: score 0 = absence of the lesion in all rats of the group
  2. (n = 5), score 1:(< 30%), score 2: (< 30%–50%), score 3: (> 50%)