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Table 3 Comparison between the patients and the control groups as regards total lactic acid bacteria count

From: Potential impact of gut Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum on hepatic histopathological changes in non-cirrhotic hepatitis C virus patients with different viral load

GROUPS

Total lactic acid bacterial count/g

wet feces weight

P-value

Range

Median (interquartile)

CHC patients

0.400–50.000

2.350 (1.200, 7.00)

< 0.001*

Healthy controls

22.000–200.000

180.000 (118.000, 192.500)

  1. *Significant P-value
  2. CHC chronic hepatitis c