Table 4.

HPV status and cervical microbiota after LEEP

	6 months after LEEP, (N = 77)					12 months after LEEP, (N = 72)
	HPV-DNA pos (N = 24)		HPV–DNA neg (N = 53)			HPV-DNA pos (N = 24)		HPV–DNA neg (N = 48)
Bacteria	Pos Bact		Pos Bact		p1	Pos Bact		Pos Bact		p1
	n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
Lactobacillus spp	13	54	23	43	0.46	12	50	27	56	0.63
any non-Lactobacillus	14	58	30	57	1.00	13	54	26	54	1.00

¹Fisher’s exact test

Abbreviations; bact bacteria, DNA DeoxyriboNucleic Acid, HPV Human Papilloma Virus, LEEP Loop Electrosurgical Excisional Procedure, N numbers, neg negative, pos positive