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Table 2 The cervical microbiota in the LEEP group and Reference group, before and after treatment

From: Cervical microbiota in women with cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia, prior to and after local excisional treatment, a Norwegian cohort study

 

LEEP group N = 89

6 m follow-up LEEP group N = 77

12 m follow-up LEEP group N = 72

Reference group N = 100

Bacteria

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Bacteroides spp.

7

8

2

3

3

4

0

0

Chlamydia trachomatis

3

3

0

0

0

0

1

1

Escherichia.coli

4

5

2

3

2

3

9

9

Gardnerella vaginalis

28

32

21

27

20

28

9

9

Mycoplasma hominis

17

19

10

13

8

11

3

3

Streptococcus spp.

12

14

2

3

3

4

10

10

Ureaplasma parvum

41

46

25

32

26

36

16

16

Ureaplasma urealyticum

9

10

3

4

4

6

3

3

Difteroides

2

2

0

0

0

0

1

1

Fusobacteria

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Klebsiella

0

0

2

3

0

0

2

2

Prevotella

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Stafylococcus aureus

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

Lactobacillus spp.

32

36

36

47

39

54

39

39

any non-Lactobacillus

59

66

44

57

39

54

41

41

  1. Abbreviations: LEEP Loop Electrosurgical Excisional Procedure, m months, M mycoplasma, N numbers