Table 1

Culture results from various sites at necropsy.
Animal
 A
 B
 C
 D
 E
 F
 G
 Gross signs
1
 Si
 Si
 Se
 Se
 NG
 NG
 NG
 +
2
 Si
 Si
 Si
 Si
 Si
 Si
 NG
 +
3
 Se
 Se
 Se
 Se
 Si
 NG
 ND
 -
4
 Se
 Se
 Se
 Se
 Se
 NG
 ND
 +
5
 Se
 Se
 Se
 Se
 Se
 Se
 NG
 +
6
 Si
 Si
 Si
 Si
 Si
 Si
 NG
 +
7
 Si
 Si
 Si
 Si
 Si
 NG
 NG
 -

Sampling sites A-G are shown in Figure 1. Si: Staphylococcus intermedius; Se: Staphylococcus epidermidis (the inoculated strain). NG: no growth; ND: not done. Gross signs of infection were noted as present (+) or absent (-) at necropsy. The shunts of dogs 1, 3, 4 & 5 (bold type) were inoculated with S epidermidis, and dogs 2,6 & 7 remained uninoculated.

Bayston et al. Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2008 5:17   doi:10.1186/1743-8454-5-17