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Table 5 Serum HCV RNA levels, total lactic acid bacterial count, Lactobacillus acidophilus count in stool according to liver histopathology result

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

Group I

Liver histopathology

Fibrosis score

P-value

≤ 1

> 1

Serum HCV–RNA (IU/ml)

6560.000 (401.000, 119.403.000)

90.800 (18.925, 164.000.000)

0.091

Total lactic acid bacterial

Count (CFU/g)

2.750 (1.200, 7.250)

2.000 (0.600, 4.000)

0.260

Lactobacillus acidophilus Count (CFU/g)

1.100 (0.475, 3.250)

0.800 (0.250, 1.650)

0.246

  1. All values are presented as median (interquartile range)
  2. HCV hepatitis C virus, RNA Ribonucleic acid, CFU colony forming unit
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