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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 10 Staging of bacterial transformation

From: Influence of two different levels of intra-abdominal hypertension on bacterial translocation in a porcine model

Level

Distribution

Microbiological findings

Level 1

Local BT

Detection of gut-derived bacteria in mesenteric lymph nodes

Level 2

Regional BT

Detection of gut-derived bacteria in portal vein blood or liver

Level 3

Systemic BT

Detection of gut-derived bacteria in peripheral blood or other organs

  1. Modified from Sukhotnik et al. [19]
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