Table 3.
Number and percentage of positive cultures for microorganisms in 17 surgery patients before and 6–12 months after bariatric surgery in decreasing order of pre-surgery values
| Pre-surgery no. | % | Post-surgery no. | % | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streptococcus | 17 | 100.0 | 17 | 100.0 | N/A |
| Neisseria | 10 | 58.8 | 4 | 23.5 | 0.0339 |
| Prevotella | 7 | 41.2 | 11 | 64.7 | 0.2482 |
| Fusobacterium | 2 | 11.8 | 3 | 17.6 | 0.6547 |
| Haemophilus | 2 | 11.8 | 4 | 23.5 | 0.4142 |
| Veillonella | 1 | 5.9 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.5637 |
| Granulicatella | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3173 |
| Rothia | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Actinomyces | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3173 |
| Staphylococcus | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.1573 |
| Candida | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 0.0253 |
| Eikenella | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.3173 |