Incidence of bacterial translocation of E coli and S aureus to mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) and peripheral blood in control and cirrhotic rats (LC) with and without splanchnic sympathectomy (SE)
| Study group | E coli | E coli | S aureus | S aureus |
| MLN positive | Blood positive | MLN positive | Blood positive | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Controls | 2/10 (20)** | 0** | 5/ 9 (56)* | 0**† |
| Controls+SE | 3/10 (30)** | 0** | 5/9 (56)* | 1/9 (11) |
| LC | 11/11 (100) | 7/11 (64) | 8/8 (100) | 5/8 (62.5) |
| LC+SE | 2/9 (22)** | 1/9 (11)* | 8/10 (80) | 7/10 (70) |
*p<0.05; **p<0.01 vs cirrhosis.
†p<0.01 vs cirrhosis with SE.