| |
No. of patient improved n (%) compared to day 1
|
Odds ratiob(95%CI)
|
p valueb
|
|---|
|
Microscopic features in stool
|
Intervention group n = 39
|
Placebo group n = 37
| | |
|---|
|
RBC at day-2
|
29 (74.4)
|
22 (59.5)
|
1.85 (0.7-4.9)
|
0.22
|
|
RBC at day-3
|
32 (82))
|
31 (83.8)
|
0.88 (0.3-2.9)
|
1.0
|
|
Pus cell at day-2
|
30 (76.9)
|
17 (45.9)
|
3.72 (1.4-10)
|
0.009
|
|
Pus cell at day-3
|
32 (82)
|
30 (81.1)
|
1.1 (0.3-3.4)
|
1.0
|
|
Macrophage at day-2
|
32 (82)
|
22 (59.5)
|
3.12 (1.1-8.9)
|
0.043
|
|
Macrophage at day-3
|
38 (97.4)
|
34 (91.9)
|
3.3 (0.3-33.8)
|
0.35
|
-
Abbreviations:
RBC Red blood cell, CI Confidence interval.
-
aData are given as number of patients (% of total patients in each group).
-
bChi-square test was used to compare between the groups. Significance: p≤ 0.05.
