Table 2.

Bacterial counts showing blood ex vivo bactericidal capacity

Time (h)	Naive group	SIRS group***	Control group***
0	5.0 (± 0.4)	4.9 (± 0.2)	4.9 (± 0.1)
1	1.1 (± 0.7)	3.0 (± 0.9)	3.5 (± 0.9)
2	0.0 (± 0.0)	2.4 (± 1.3)	3.4 (± 1.1)
3	0.3 (± 0.6)	2.0 (± 1.4)	3.2 (± 1.5)
4	0.0 (± 0.0)	1.7 (± 1.4)	2.7 (± 2.4)
5	0.0 (± 0.0)	1.3 (± 1.5)	2.8 (± 2.5)
6	0.0 (± 0.0)	1.2 (± 1.4)	2.9 (± 2.7)

Values are log-transformed and expressed as mean ± SD

Difference vs. the naive group 1–6 h assessed with ANOVA III for repeated measurements

***p < 0.001