Table 2 Aerob and microaerophil (LAB) bacterial fecal flora: log. numbers of characteristic bacteria at the three timepoints in the different groups. No statistically significant change between time points within and between groups.
Baseline (n = 51) | Discharge (n = 47) | 3 Months-FU (n = 43) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | |
Escheria coli | ||||||
Fasting, RA. | 6.8 ± 1.6 | 7.6 (6.0–7.9) | 7.0 ± 1.6 | 7.9 (6.0–8.0) | 6.1 ± 1.6 | 6.5 (5.0–7.5) |
Fasting, FM | 6.7 ± 1.3 | 7.0 (6.0–8.0) | 6.7 ± 1.4 | 7.0 (6.5–7.7) | 6.2 ± 1.4 | 6.3 (5.2–7.0) |
MD, RA | 5.6 ± 1.9 | 5.3 (3.7–7.7) | 5.5 ± 2.1 | 4.8 (3.7–7.7) | 6.3 ± 1.8 | 6.5 (5.3.–7.8) |
MD, FM | 6.7 ± 1.6 | 7.5 (5.0–7.8) | 6.4 ± 1.6 | 7.0 (5.0–7.6) | 6.2 ± 0.8 | 6.0 (5.7–6.5) |
Enterococcus | ||||||
Fasting, RA | 6.6 ± 1.0 | 7.0 (6.0–7.3) | 6.6 ± 1.3 | 7.0(5.3–8.0) | 6.3 ± 0.7 | 6.0 (6.0–6.5) |
Fasting, FM | 6.2 ± 1.1 | 6.0 (5.5–7.0) | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 5.8(4.3–7.8) | 5.9 ± 1.4 | 6.0 (5.2–7.2) |
MD, RA | 5.7 ± 0.7 | 5.5 (5.0–6.0) | 6.0 ± 1.3 | 6.0 (6.0–7.0) | 5.7 ± 1.5 | 5.8 (5.5–6.0) |
MD, FM | 5.9 ± 1.5 | 6.2 (5.0–7.0) | 6.1 ± 1.5 | 6.1 (5.2–7.5) | 5.8 ± 1.1 | 5.6 (5.3–6.3) |
Lactobacillus (LAB) | ||||||
Fasting, RA | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 6.0 (5.5–6.3) | 5.2 ± 0.8 | 5.5(5.3–5.6) | 5.1 ± 1.0 | 5.3 (4.3–6.0) |
Fasting, FM | 5.4 ± 0.7 | 5.5 (5.3–6.0) | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 5.5(4.7–6.0) | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 5.7 (4.5–6.0) |
MD, RA | 4.8 ± 0.6 | 5.0 (4.3–5.3) | 5.1 ± 1.0 | 5.0 (5.0–6.0) | 4.2 ± 0.9 | 4.0 (4.0–4.5) |
MD, FM | 4.8 ± 1.2 | 5.0 (4.3–5.7) | 5.7 ± 0.7 | 5.8 (5.5–6.0) | 5.2 ± 0.9 | 5.3 (5.0–6.0) |