Table 2.
Total number of cases of antibiotic associated diarrhoea (including cases positive for ) and proportion who were positive or negative for toxin (all patients followed up in hospital and after discharge)
| Probiotic | Control | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoea | |||
| Yes | 7 (12) | 19 (34) | 0.007 |
| No | 50 (88) | 37 (66) | |
| No of patients | 57† | 56† | |
| C difficile toxin | |||
| Positive | 0 | 9 (17) | 0.001 |
| Negative | 56 (100) | 44 (83) | |
| No of patients | 56‡ | 53‡ | |
*Fisher's exact test.
†22/135 patients lost to follow-up or withdrew.
‡4/113 patients not tested for C difficile.