Table 1.
Fecal and nasopharyngeal alpha diversity indices (Shannon index and Chao-1 index) comparison between meningococcemia group and healthy controls.
| Meningococcemia | Healthy Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Day 10 | ||
| Fecal | |||
| Shannon index | 4.27 ± 1.40 a | 3.10 ± 0.87 b | 5.60 ± 0.42 |
| Chao1 index | 161 ± 74 | 100 ± 53 c | 215 ± 51 |
| Nasopharyngeal | |||
| Shannon index | 2.43 ± 0.76 d | 5.29 ± 0.94 | 4.14 ± 2.25 |
| Chao1 index | 122 ± 42 e | 230 ± 735 | 186 ± 79 |
a Fecal, meningococcemia group vs. control p = 0.002, Day 0; b Fecal, meningococcemia group vs. control p = 0.001, Day 10; c Fecal, meningococcemia group vs. control p = 0.001, Day 10; d nasopharyngeal, meningococcemia group, Day 0 vs. meningococcemia group, Day 10; p = 0.001; e nasopharyngeal, meningococcemia group, Day 0 vs. meningococcemia group, Day 10; p = 0.002.