Table 3 Fecal microorganisms
From: A pilot study of Bifidobacterium breve in neonates undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease
Surgery | ||||||||
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Before BBG | Before | Immediately after | 1 week after | |||||
Group A | Group B | Group A | Group B | Group A | Group B | Group A | Group B | |
n = 7 | n = 10 | n = 11 | n = 10 | n = 11 | n = 10 | n = 11 | ||
Total | 9.7 [8.9–9.9] (100) | NT | 9.8 [9.1–10.2] (100) | 9.7 [9.3–9.9] (100) | 9.9 [9.5–10.6]**** (100) | 9.8 [8.7–10.0] (100) | 9.9 [9.5–10.1] (100) | 9.8 [9.5–9.9] (100) |
Obligate anaerobes | ||||||||
Clostridium coccoides group | 8.7 [8.6–8.8] (29) | NT | 6.4 [6.2–7.2] (30) | 7.3 [6.2–8.4] (18) | 7.9 [7.3–8.4] (40) | 8.6 [8.1–8.6] (27) | 6.2 [6.0–6.7] (50) | 8.4 [7.2–9.0] (36) |
C. leptum subgroup | 6.3 [6.2–6.3] (29) | NT | 5.6 [5.5–5.7] (20) | 6.6 [6.3–7.4] (36) | 6.0 [5.6–6.3] (20) | 8.3 [7.8–8.8] (27) | 5.9 [5.7–6.5] (30) | 8.1 [7.6–8.5] (27) |
Bacteroides fragilis group | 9.5 [8.7–9.6] (71) | NT | 9.0 [8.5–9.6] (60) | 9.4 [9.3–10.1] (45) | 8.4 [7.0–9.3] (60) | 9.3 [9.2–9.9] (45) | 9.4 [8.6–9.6] (70) | 9.1 [8.8–9.2] (45) |
Bifidobacterium | 7.0 [6.2–7.7] (42) | NT | 9.5 [9.0–9.8]**, *** (100) | 9.0 [7.9–9.1] (27) | 9.7 [9.4–10.2]**, ***, **** (100) | 8.9 [8.8–9.6] (45) | 9.7 [9.2–9.9]**, *** (100) | 9.2 [8.9–9.6] (45) |
Bifidobacterium breve Yakult | <6.0 (0) | NT | 9.1 [8.4–9.7]**, *** (100) | <6.0 (0) | 9.2 [8.6–9.5]**, *** (100) | <6.0 (0) | 9.0 [8.9–9.3]**, *** (100) | <6.0 (0) |
Atopobium cluster | 7.9 [7.4–7.9] (42) | NT | 6.2 [5.7–6.5] (30) | 8.3 [8.1–8.4] (18) | 6.9 [6.3–7.7] (30) | 8.4 [8.2–8.6] (18) | 6.7 [6.2–6.7] (30) | 7.9 [7.5–8.2] (18) |
Prevotella | 6.2 [6.1–6.2] (29) | NT | 5.4 [5.3–5.5] (20) | 5.2 (9) | 5.1 (10) | 5.7 (9) | 6.4 (10) | 5.6 (9) |
C. perfringens | <2.1 (0) | NT | 2.9 (10) | <2.1 (0) | <2.1 (0) | <2.1 (0) | 2.7 (10) | 2.7 (9) |
Facultative anaerobes | ||||||||
Total Lactobacillus | 5.0 [5.0–5.9] (57) | NT | 5.4 [5.1–5.7] (20) | 3.2 [2.9–3.3] (27) | 4.3 [3.6–4.9] (60) | 3.2 [2.7–3.3] (27) | 4.7 [3.9–4.8] (60) | 3.7 [3.6–3.8] (27) |
Enterobacteriaceae | 8.6 [8.2–8.7] (71) | NT | 7.5 [7.2–7.8] (60) | 8.0 [7.8–8.8] (73) | 7.5 [7.1–8.0]* (60) | 8.5 [8.3–9.2] (82) | 7.7 [7.0–8.1]*, **** (90) | 9.4 [8.9–9.6]**** (91) |
Enterococcus | 8.7 [8.3–9.6] (71) | NT | 8.2 [6.7–9.0] (70) | 8.6 [8.2–9.5] (82) | 8.4 [7.5–9.4]**** (100) | 8.5 [8.2–8.8] (100) | 8.3 [8.0–8.8] (100) | 8.5 [7.9–9.5] (100) |
Staphylococcus | 8.1 [7.2–9.1] (71) | NT | 6.9 [6.4–7.4] (90) | 8.5 [6.3–9.0] (100) | 6.2 [5.1–7.2]**** (80) | 6.7 [5.5–7.2] (100) | 6.3 [5.1–6.7]* (100) | 7.2 [6.8–8.1] (100) |
Obligate aerobes | ||||||||
Pseudomonas | 4.3 (14) | NT | <2.9 (0) | 3.5 [3.1–3.6] (27) | 3.4 (10) | 3.5 [3.5–3.5] (18) | <2.9 (0)* | 3.9 [3.7–4.5] (36) |