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. 2022 Apr 12;15(4):898–905. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2022.898-905

Table 4.

Histopathology score from the organs of rats systemically infected by MRSA after the treatment on day 7.

Organ Group (mean±standard of deviation)

K− K+ V P1 P2 P4
Brain 1.00±0a 3.83±0.40b 3.33±0.81c 2.83±0.40c 2.16±0.75d 1.83±0.75d
Lung 1.33±0.51a 4.00±0b 3.16±0.75c 3.16±040c 2.33±0.81d 2.16±0.40d
Heart 1.16±0.40a 3.83±0.63b 3.00±0.63c 2.83±0.40c 2.66±0.51c 2.50±0.54c
Liver 1.00±0a 3.33±0.51b 2.66±0.51c 2.50±0.54c 2.16±0.40c 2.00±0.63d
Spleen 1.00±0a 4.00±0b 3.66±0.51c 3.00±0.63d 2.50±0.54e 2.00±0e
Kidney 1.16±0.40a 3.66±0.51b 3.00±0.63c 3.00±0.63c 2.66±0.51d 2.33±0.51d

K−=negative control, K+=positive control, V=100 mg vancomycin per kg BW, P1=1 mg celery extract per kg BW, P2=2 mg celery extract per kg BW, P4=4 mg celery extract per kg BW, BW=Body weight, MRSA=Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. a,b,c,d Different superscripts on the same row indicated a significant difference (p≤0.05).