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. 2008 Nov 24;2009:647862. doi: 10.1155/2009/647862

Table 1.

The rates of E. coli colonization, bacteremia, and meningitis in rat pups after receiving E44 or E44 plus LGG.

Treatment No. of animal No. of pups with positive LGG culture in blood No. (%) of pups with intestinal colonization (E44) No. (%) of pups with bacteremia (105 to 108 CFU/mL) (E44) No. (%) of pups with meningitisa
E44 14 14 (100) 9 (64) 3 (21)
E44 + LGG 14 0 8 (57) 0 (0) 0 (0)

aDefined as positive culture of CSF.