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Table 4 Comparison of the merged intervention groups with controls

From: Probiotics in the treatment of acute rotavirus diarrhoea. A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial using two different probiotic preparations in Bolivian children

 

Control Group

n= 21

Intervention Group*

n = 43

p value**

Median hours of hospitalization (IQR)

89.5 (117)

76 (48)

0.13

Median hours of diarrhoea (IQR)

84.5(94)

60(40.5)

0.025

Median (IQR) duration of fever (hours)

67 (60)

46.5 (50.5)

0.025

Median (IQR) duration of vomiting (hours)

42.5 (69.5)

0 (33)

0.014

  1. Duration of diarrhoea, hospitalization, fever and vomiting
  2. IQR= Intercuartile Range
  3. * = Intervention group represents the addition of the two groups receiving probiotic products
  4. **Mann - Whitney U Test