Table 1: Average log u.f.g (± SD) at both basal and final visit and p values calculated, n = 22.

Organism

Basal visit

Final visit

p value

Lactobacillus spp.

4.01 (2.30)

4.61 (2.43)

0.0181

L crispatus

3.69 (2.21)

4.21 (2.29)

0.2987

L gaseri

1.83 (1.23)

2.51 (1.59)

0.0462

L jensenii

1.69 (1.39)

2.35 (1.20)

0.2680

L iners

2.49 (2.28)

3.91 (2.41)

0.0500

Lactic acid prod bacteria

4.74 (0.93)

5.31 (1.62)

0.1357

Bifidobacterium spp.

2.54 (1.36)

3.59 (1.63)

0.2666

Enterococcus spp.

4.98 (0.88)

5.09 (1.19)

0.3790

Molibuncus spp.

3.50 (0.93)

2.36 (0.54)

0.0826

Atopobium spp.

1.92 (0.95)

2.36 (1.61)

0.2556

Gardnerella vaginalis

3.68 (1.05)

3.93 (1.67)

0.1389

Non-lactic acid prod bacteria

5.57 (1.37)

4.66 (1.10)

0.3252

Bacteroides spp.

4.25 (0.99)

4.40 (1.25)

0.1932

Prevotella spp.

2.83 (1.34)

2.19 (2.19)

0.1252

Staphylococcus spp.

2.83 (1.34)

2.19 (1.15)

0.4154

Enterobacteriaceae spp.

3.23 (2.18)

2.54 (1.30)

0.0002