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Table 4 Culture of bacterial culture of blood, central lines and sputum (Intention-to-treat)

From: Positive regulatory effects of perioperative probiotic treatment on postoperative liver complications after colorectal liver metastases surgery: a double-center and double-blind randomized clinical trial

Sample

Control group (n = 30)

PRO group (n = 30)

Bacterium

Blood

Central lines

sputum

Blood

Central lines

sputum

Escherichia coli

6

1

2

1

0

1

Staphylococcus aureus

2

1

2

1

1

1

Klebsiella pneumoniae

0

0

1

0

0

1

Aeruginosin

1

0

0

0

1

0

Bacterial positive patient

9

2

5

2

2

3

Total

16

7

  1. The total bacterial positive rate in control group was 53.33% (16 in 30 patients); in PRO group 23.33% (7 in 30 patients), P = 0.033; bacterial positive rate of the blood in the control group was 30.00% (9 in 30 patients), while in PRO group was 6.67% (2 in 30 patients), P = 0.042.
  2. Nominal data by Pearson χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test between groups.