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Table 7 Gut Microbiota quantification between non-significant hepatic fibrosis & significant hepatic fibrosis group. Quantity of bacteria (copy number DNA per gram fecal)

From: The role of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) patients evaluated using Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) Transient Elastography (TE): a tertiary referral center experience

Species

All patients (N = 60)

Non Significance Fibrosis

F0-F1 (N = 35)

Significance Fibrosis

F2-F4 (N = 25)

P value

Bifidobacteria

6.79 × 103 (4.25 × 104)

1.05 × 104 (5.56 × 104)

1.61 × 103 (4.67 × 103)

0.880c

Lactobacillus

4.77 × 104 (1.32 × 105)

3.44 × 104 (7.63 × 104)

6.64 × 104 (1.86 × 105)

0.222c

Bacteroides

2.32 × 105 (2.80 × 105)

1.85 × 105 (2.27 × 105)

2.98 × 105 (3.34 × 105)

0.130c

  1. cMan Whitney test
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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