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. 2012 Nov 15;8(11):e1003000. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003000

Figure 1. Clinical improvement of juvenile macaques with chronic diarrhea following T. trichiura treatment.

Figure 1

(A) Diarrhea of five macaques was scored daily before and after oral administration of germinated T. trichiura (Tt) ova. Fecal consistency scores (FCS) were based on a standardized 4-point scale; 1 = Well-formed, normal; 1.5 = Normal to semi-solid; 2 = Semi-solid to normal; 2.5 = Semi-solid; 3 = Semi-solid to liquid; 3.5 = Liquid to semi-solid; 4 = Liquid. Semi solid stool is defined as “porridge-like” or able to be picked up with a fork. Each score represents the average of daily scores per week. Subject TC05 (red line) showed no clinical response while four other responder animals (TR01-TR04; black line) had a decrease in FCS. (B) Change in body weight at 14 weeks following T. trichiura treatment, expressed as a percentage of body weight at the time of egg administration. Tt refers to T. trichiura treatment.