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05 February 2021: Clinical Research

Effects of Antibiotic Treatment and Probiotics on the Gut Microbiome of 40 Infants Delivered Before Term by Cesarean Section Analysed by Using 16S rRNA Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequencing

Chen Gong 1DEF , Liqi Yang 1G , Kangkang Liu 1C , Shichun Shen 2F , Qixing Zhang 1B , Han Li 1B , Yan Cheng 1A*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928467

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928467

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of each group.

N (n=10)A (n=10)P (n=10)AP (n=10)
Birth weight (kg)* 2.23±0.272.02±0.402.10±0.352.19±0.51
Gestational age (week)* 35.08±0.4533.94±1.5634.32±1.5033.86±2.21
Sex n (%)*
 Male6 (60%)5 (50%)6 (60%)7 (70%)
 Female4 (40%)5 (50%)4 (40%)3 (30%)
Data are presented as means±standard deviation or percentages as appropriate. n – number; N – the N group (No-probiotics and No-antibiotics); A – the A group (antibiotics); P – the P group (probiotics); AP – the AP group (antibiotics+probiotics).
* >0.05.

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