Table 4.

 Primary outcome index: median (IQR) daily stool outputs from the first day of probiotic administration

Group	Treatment	Day
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	Oral rehydration solution alone	5 (4-6)	5 (4-7)	4 (4-6)	4 (3-5)	3 (2-4)	2 (2-3)	2 (1-3)
2	Lactobacillus casei subsp rhamnosus GG¶	6 (4-6)	4 (4-6)*	4 (3-5)†	3 (2-4)*	2 (2-3)‡	2 (2-3)	2 (1-2)
3	Saccharomyces boulardii	5 (4-6)	5 (4-7)	4 (3-6)	4 (3-5)	3 (2-4)	2 (2-3)	2 (1-3)
4	Bacillus clausii	6 (4-6)	5 (4-7)	4 (4-7)	4 (3-5)	3 (2-4)	2 (2-3)	2 (1-2)
5	L delbrueckii var bulgaricus,L acidophilus, Streptococcus thermophilus, B bifidum¶	6 (4-6)	4 (4-6)*	3 (3-4.5)*	3 (2-4)*	2 (2-3)§	2 (2-3)	2 (1-2)
6	Enterococcus faecium SF 68	5 (4-6)	5 (4-7)	4 (4-6)	4 (3-5)	3 (2-4)	2 (2-3)	2 (1-2)

IQR=interquartile range.

*P<0.001, †P=0.001, ‡P=0.003, or §P=0.002 v oral rehydration solution alone at same time point by Mann-Whitney U test.

¶On days 2, 3, 4, and 5 estimated difference (95% CI) compared with oral rehydration solution alone was −1 (−1 to 0).