Table 4.
Total viable counts (log10 CFU g−1) of fecal samples from patient-sibling pairs 1 and 2 (longitudinal study) on EMB agar, VA, MRS agar, M144, DRCM, MBP, and MCB
| Medium | No. of samplesa |
Count (log10 CFU g−1) (mean ± SE) |
Log differenceb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
Minimum–maximum |
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| Patients | Siblings | Patients | Siblings | Patients | Siblings | ||
| EMB agar (Enterobacteriaceae) | 11 | 14 | 5.9 ± 0.7 | 5.5 ± 0.2 | 0.0–7.0 | 0.3–6.4 | −0.4 |
| VA (Veillonella spp.) | 13 | 12 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 5.9 ± 0.3 | 0.0–8.6 | 0.0–8.0 | 1.6 |
| MRS agar (lactic acid bacteria) | 12 | 11 | 5.8 ± 0.9 | 7.9 ± 0.2 | 0.0–8.2 | 0.3–8.8 | 2.1 |
| M144 (Bifidobacterium spp.) | 12 | 12 | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 8.3 ± 0.2 | 0.0–8.8 | 0.0–8.9 | 2.4 |
| DRCM (clostridia) | 12 | 12 | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 7.9 ± 0.3 | 0.0–8.7 | 0.0–9.0 | 2.0 |
| MBP (Bacteroides-Prevotella spp.) | 11 | 12 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 6.6 ± 0.5 | 0.0–7.7 | 2.3–8.6 | 2.7 |
| MCB (general medium for colon bacteria) | 12 | 10 | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 7.8 ± 0.4 | 0.0–8.7 | 0.0–9.2 | 1.9 |
a
Only 7 samples were obtained from patient 2. Noncountable data were excluded.
b
Difference between log10 mean CFU g−1 values for CF patients and siblings for each medium.