TABLE 1.

Effect of dithizone treatment followed by enteral infection with E. coli on the rate of death and illness in neonatal rats

Parameter	E. coli plus:			P
	Saline	Li2CO3	Dithizone
No. of deaths (% of pups)	2 (8.3%)	2 (8.3%)	12 (37.5%)	<.001
Mean and median illness scores	0.3, 0	0.4, 0	2.1, 2	<.001
No. of pups and no. of litters studied	24, 3	24, 3	32, 4	Not significant