Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Cirrhosis and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Research design and flow chart. A total of 79 stool samples were collected from Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University. After strict inclusion and exclusion process, 70 samples were finally enrolled in, including 20 cases of healthy controls (HC), 30 cases of HBV-related liver cirrhosis (LC), and 20 cases of hepatitis B liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus (LCDM). The characteristics of intestinal microbiota were analyzed of the included participants.