Probiotics improve survival of septic rats by suppressing conditioned pathogens in ascites

Table 2 Comparison of bacterial spectrum and total positive rate of hemoculture between septic model group and probiotics treated group

Group	Bacterial spectrums of hemoculture	Total positive rate of hemoculture
Septic model group	Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Curtobacterium pusillum, CDC group II-E subgroup A	100%
Probiotics treated group	Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus	33.3%a

Probiotics (1 dose) or vehicle treatment started 6 h later and thereafter administered once a day for 3 d. Samples of blood were harvested for both anaerobic and aerobic culture. The bacterial spectrum of hemoculture was lower in probiotics treated group than in septic model group. The total positive rate of hemoculture decreased significantly in probiotics treated group compared with septic model group (n = 18;

^aP < 0.05 vs septic model group).