Table 2.
Distribution of fecal examination results in dogs housed in 2 rooms of an animal shelter and fed either Enterococcus faecium SF68 b or a placebo.
| Room/Fecal Score (FS) | Dogs Positive for 1 or More Parasites (%) | Organism | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cystoisospora canis | Giardia spp. | Trichuris spp. | Other | ||
| Room 1 | |||||
| Total: 51 | 6 (11.8) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| FS ≤ 3: 28 | 4 (14.3) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FS ≥ 4: 23 | 2 (8.7) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Room 2 a , b | |||||
| Total: 40 | 8 (20.0) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sarcocystis spp. (1) | |||||
| Cryptosporidium (1) | |||||
| Taenia spp. (1) | |||||
| Toxocara canis (1) | |||||
| FS ≤ 3: 19 a , b | 6 (31.6) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| FS ≥ 4: 21 | 2 (9.5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Combined | |||||
| Total: 91 | 14 (15.4) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| FS ≤ 3: 47 | 10 (21.3) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| FS ≥ 4: 44 | 4 (9.1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
See the Table 1 legend for a description of the methods.
a
One dog in Room 2 was coinfected with Taenia spp. and Trichuris spp.
b
One dog in Room 2 was coinfected with Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp.