Isotype-treated mice of this group that died upon infection had 278.4±150.3 prsA copies in the spleen, 499.2±367.3 copies in the brain, 77.3±29.7 copies in the lung and 103.1±82.6 copies in the liver and the mouse of the anti-TNFα-treated group that died on day 13 also had reduced amounts of bacteria in all organs (spleen: 286, brain: 621.5, lung: 454.5, liver: 456.0 prsA copies) (Fig 7D). Here, TNF is linked to infection.