Table 4.
Species found at different locations
| Location | Control group | Lactobacillus plantarum 299v group |
| Blood | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, 3 | None |
| Enterococcus faecalis, 1 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 1 | ||
| Catheter tips | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, 3 | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, 3 |
| Enterococcus faecium, 1 | Morganella morgani, 1 | |
| Enterobacter cloacae, 1 | Enterococcus faecalis, 2 (1 scarce) | |
| Tracheal secretions | Klebsiella pneumoniae, 3 | Escherichia coli, 2 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 1 | Morganella morgani, 1 | |
| Enterococcus faecalis, 2 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 1 | |
| Enterococcus faecium, 1 | ||
| Enterobacter cloacae, 1 | ||
| Candida albicans (scarce), 1 | ||
| Candida kefyr, 1 | ||
| Urine | Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 1 | Candida albicans (scarce), 2 |
| Enterococcus faecalis, 1 | Candida tropicalis (samples from one patient, same day but separated in time), 2 |
Main differences between the treatment and control groups are, besides no positive blood cultures, the more abundant findings of fungi. The growth of fungi in the treatment group (urine and tracheal secretions) might be due to less bacteria giving better conditions for the culturing of fungi.