Effects of Bifidobacterium triple viable bacteria-assisted mirtazapine in managing depression in patients after radical surgery for gastric cancer

Table 3 Levels of the intestinal microbiota, mean ± SD, CFU/g

Group	Case	Before, Lactobacillus acidophilus	After, Lactobacillus acidophilus	Before, Bifidocaterium	After, Bifidocaterium	Before, Escherichia coli	After, Escherichia coli	Before, Enterococcus faecalis	After, Enterococcus faecalis
Control	40	6.32 ± 0.56	6.92 ± 0.48a	7.54 ± 0.52	8.21 ± 0.44a	10.27 ± 1.18	8.72 ± 0.80a	8.18 ± 0.82	7.12 ± 0.68a
Observation	40	6.35 ± 0.52	7.54 ± 0.42a	7.48 ± 0.56	9.12 ± 0.42a	10.21 ± 1.24	7.32 ± 0.64a	8.21 ± 0.78	6.08 ± 0.54a
t		0.248	6.148	0.497	9.462	0.222	8.643	0.168	7.575
P value		0.805	< 0.001	0.621	< 0.001	0.825	< 0.001	0.867	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05. Comparison within the group before treatment.