Effect of Clostridium butyricum on fecal flora in Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy

Table 1 Level of obligate and facultative anaerobes in Group1 and Group2, before H pylori eradication therapy (mean±SD)

Population	LogCFU/g
	Group 1 (n = 17)		Group 2 (n = 18)
Total counts	10.4±0.4		10.2±0.5
Obligate anaerobes	10.4±0.4		102±0.6
Bacteroidaceae	10.1±0.4	(100)	9.3±1.6	(100)
Bifidobacteria	9.8±0.6	(93.8)	9.6±0.6	(93.8)
Peptococci	8.9±0.8	(62.5)	9.0±0.5	(62.5)
Clostridia	7.5±1.9	(93.8)	7.9±1.5	(100)
Micrococci	3.0±1.2	(25)	3.5±1.8	(37.5)
Facultative anaerobes	8.3±0.7		8.1±1.0
Enterobacteriaceae	7.2±1.7	(93.8)	6.7±1.5	(100)
E.coli	7.3±1.4	(81.3)	6.4±1.6	(93.8)
Others	6.9±1.8	(18.8)	5.7±1.0	(31.3)
Enterococci	7.3±1.1	(93.8)	7.9±1.0	(93.8)
Lactobacilli	7.2±1.6	(100)	6.9±1.0	(93.8)
Bacilli	7.6±0.9	(37.5)	7.4±0.6	(25)
Yeasts	5.0±2.0	(75)	4.8±1.8	(56.3)

There are no significant differences between the two groups using Mann-Whitney U test. Figures in parentheses are detection rates.