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Table 2 Incidence of GFP-uv E. coli translocation to distant organs

From: Microscopy of bacterial translocation during small bowel obstruction and ischemia in vivo – a new animal model

Group

Organ

number of GFP-uv E. coli per HPF (mean + s.d.)

sham operated

MLN

none

 

liver

none

 

spleen

none

non-ischemic obstruction

MLN

1.8 ± 0.7

 

liver

2.9 ± 1.2

 

spleen

2.0 ± 0.9

ischemic obstruction

MLN

2.0 ± 0.9

 

liver

2.8 ± 1.0

 

spleen

1.8 ± 0.7

  1. MLN = mesenteric lymph nodes; HPF = high power field