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

Table 2 Detection rates of fecal flora

		Detection rates (%)
Population	Group	Before	D2	D4	D8	D15	D22
Bacteroidaceae	1	100	100	93.8	100	100	93.3
	2	100	94.4	100	100	100	94.4
Bifidobacteria	1	93.8	62.5a	50.0b	62.5a	68.8	73.3
	2	93.8	66.7	44.4b	72.2	66.7	66.7
Clostridia	1	93.8	93.8	75	100	100	100
	2	100	94.4	94.4	94.4	100	100
Enterobacteriaceae	1	93.8	93.8	100	93.8	100	100
	2	100	94.4	100	94.4	100	100
E.coli	1	81.3	62.5	25	37.5a	87.5	93.3
	2	93.8	72.2	94.4	66.7b	88.9	77.8
Others	1	18.8	75.0b	81.3d	75	81.3d	46.7
	2	31.3	27.8	16.7	38.9	33.3	50
Enterococci	1	93.8	87.5	81.3	100	100	100
	2	93.8	100	100	100	100	100
Lactobacilli	1	100	87.5	68.8a	43.8d	93.8	93.3
	2	93.8	61.1a	61.1a	44.4b	100	88.9
Yeasts	1	75	93.8	100.0a	93.8	87.5	86.7
	2	56.3	61.1	72.2	83.3	44.4	66.7

^aP<0.05,

^bP<0.01,

^dP<0.001 vs before, Fisher’s exact test.