Polymerase chain reaction detection of Streptococcus anginosus in digestive diseases and its immunomodulation in rat gastric cancer model

Table 4 Comparison of Streptococcus pharyngitidis positivity rates among patients with different clinical-pathological characteristics, n (%)

Clinicopathological characteristics	n = 10	S. anginosus		P value
		Positive	Negative
Degree of mucosal inflammation				< 0.0011
Mild-moderate	6	3 (50.00)	3 (50.00)
Severe	4	4 (100.00)	0 (0.00)
TNM staging				< 0.0011
Stage I-II	6	2 (50.00)	4 (50.00)
Stage III-IV	4	4 (100.00)	0 (0.00)
Lymph node metastasis				< 0.0011
Present	3	3 (100.00)	0 (0.001)
Absent	7	3 (42.86)	4 (57.14)

¹: It indicates Fisher’s test.

S. anginosus: Streptococcus anginosus.