3.1 Weight loss
On average (SD), rats weighed 289 g (6.3 g). Mean weight loss post catheterization between day -3 and day 1 was similar between control, flucloxacillin, vancomycin, vancomycin+flucloxacillin, vancomycin+ imipenem-cilastatin (10.2 ± 6.1 g, 12.4 ± 3.7 g, 6.7 ± 7.0 g, 11.0 ± 5.1 g, 7.6. ± 4.8 g) animals.