Table 4.

Bacteriological cure at pathogen level by treatment strategy at the time of the first follow-up check (day 7*)

Mastitis pathogens	Treatment strategy
	Individualised homeopathy		Placebo		Antibiotic
	n/n	%	n/n	%	n/n	%
Streptococcusuberis (n=45)
BacC	1/12	8.3	3/16	18.7	11/17	64.7
Pathogen change	1/12	8.3	1/16	6.3	2/17	11.8
NoBacC	3/12	25.0	3/16	18.7	2/17	11.8
Non-responders	7/12	58.3	9/16	56.3	2/17	11.8
Escherichia coli (n=16)
BacC	3/6	50.0	3/5	60.0	4/5	80.0
Pathogen change	2/6	33.3	2/5	40.0	1/5	20.0
NoBacC	1/6	16.7	0/5	0.0	0/5	0.0
Non-responders	0/6	0.0	0/5	0.0	0/5	0.0
Streptococcus dysgalactiae (n=13)
BacC	0/3	0.0	2/3	66.7	6/7	85.7
Pathogen change	0/3	0.0	0/3	0.0	1/7	14.3
NoBacC	1/3	33.3	0/3	0.0	0/7	0.0
Non-responders	2/3	66.7	1/3	33.3	0/7	0.0

Results are given in number of total cures out of cases treated (n/n) and in % of all cases treated.

*An evaluation of bacteriological cure rates at the time of the second/third follow-up check has not been performed due to low sample sizes (occurrence of non-responders and new infections at subsequent follow-up checks).

BacC, bacteriological cure (elimination of the pathogen present on day 0); NoBacC, no bacteriological cure (the pathogen on day 0 was still present in the udder); non-responders, cows with no clinical cure were rated as non-responsive to the treatment given.