Jejunal colonisation with Gram negative and positive bacteria
| Jejunal colonisation (log 10 per g tissue) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL | PH | CBDL | SL+T | PH+T | CBDL+T | |
| Gram positive | 3.1 (1.3) | 4.4 (1.4)2-160 | 4.7 (0.9)2-160 | 3.4 (1.1) | 4.2 (0.5)2-160 | 4.9 (0.7)2-160 |
| Gram negative | 2.4 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.4) | 3.6 (0.7)2-160 | 2.6 (1.3) | 2.1 (1.1) | 3.4 (1.6)2-160 |
SL, sham laparotomy; PH, portal hypertension; CBDL, common bile duct ligation; +T, tungsten supplemented diet.
↵2-160 p<0.01 v SL.