Objective:To observe the changing trends of intestinal microflorae in the postoperative infants with congenital anorectal malformation(ARM). Methods:Real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect the numbers of three main intestinal microflorae in stools of 21 congenital ARM infants aged 10 d(the day before discharge),1 month and 3-4 months. The number of microflorae was compared between 21 congenital ARM infants and 21 normal infants. Results:(1)In congenital ARM 10 d group,the number of bifi-dobacteria versus the number of escherichia coli(B/E) was <1;the number of B/E was higher than that of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in congenital ARM 10 d group(P=0.021,P=0.004);the number of lactobacilli was higher in congenital ARM 10 d group than in normal control group(P=0.001). (2)B/E was increased in congenital ARM 1 month group(B/E>1) than in congenital ARM 10 d group(P=0.030). The number of bifidobacteria was increased significantly(P=0.001),higher than that of B/E or lactobacilliin congenital ARM 1 month group(P=0.001 and P<0.001). The numbers of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli were higher in congenital ARM 1 month group than in normal control group(P=0.004 and P<0.001). (3)The number of lactobacilli was lower in congenital ARM 3-4 months group than in congenital ARM 1 month group(P=0.005) and there was no difference in the number of lactobacilli congenital ARM 3-4 months group and normal control group(P=0.571). The number of bifidobacteria was higher in congenital ARM 3-4 months group than in normal control group(P=0.004). (4)The number of bifidobacteria was higher in infants taking probiotics continuously in con-genital ARM-4 months group than in infants in normal control group(P=0.013) whereas there was no significant difference in the number of bifidobacteria between infants taking probiotics discontinuously in congenital ARM 3-4 months group and infants in nor-mal control group(P=0.032). Conclusion:(1)B/E is the predominant bacteria and the number of lactobacilli is higher in the con-genital ARM 10 d group. The structure of three main microflorae is different from that in normal control group. (2)Bifidobacteria be-comes the predominant bacteria in congenital ARM 1 month group and normal control group and the number of lactobacilli is still high. (3)The number of lactobacilli is decreased in congenital ARM 3-4 months group. The structure of three main microflorae in congeni-tal ARM 3-4 months group is similar to that in normal control group. (4)Taking probiotics continuously till 3-4 months’ age can keep the high level of bifidobacteria in the intestine.