Table 4. Number and proportion of rats with positive microbiological growth for strains of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in organs or tissues.

	Groups
Organ/Tissue	I	II	III	IV	P
	n = 15	n = 15	n = 8	n = 8
Lung	11 (73%)	11 (73%)	5 (63%)	3 (38%)	0.31
Spleen	6 (40%)	5 (33%)	2 (25%)	0	0.22
Liver	11 (73%)	8 (53%)	8 (100%)	3 (38%)	0.04 *
Portal Blood	2/12 (17%)	1 (6%)	0/7	1 (13%)	0.65
Systemic Blood	2/12 (17%)	0	0	0	0.14
Mesenteric lymph nodes	10 (67%)	2 (13%)	3 (38%)	0	0.002 **
Cervical lymph nodes	5/12 (33%)	4 (27%)	1 (13%)	1 (13%)	0.59

I - surgical group with hepatic ischemia and intestinal stasis; II - surgical group with hepatic ischemia without intestinal stasis; III - surgical control group; IV - non-surgical control group.

*Fisher’s test comparing groups: II and III p:0.03; III and IV p:0.01.

**Fisher’s test comparing groups: I and IV p:0.003; I and II p:0.004.