Figure 2.
Evidence of bacterial translocation following CRI. At 24 hr post injury burn alone animals exhibited a 50-fold increase in translocation relative to sham. A 100-fold increase in mesenteric lymph node bacterial translocation relative to sham was present at 72 hr following combined radiation injury, whereas burn alone is similar to sham at the same time point. Levels presented as CFU/MLN ± SEM. *p<0.05 vs. all injury groups at the same time point. Experiments at 24 hr were repeated once, n=5-6 animals per injury group. Experiments at 72 hr were repeated twice, n= 11-22 animals per injury group.