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. 2020 May 13;20:151. doi: 10.1186/s12876-020-01297-w

Table 2.

Frequencies of AAD incidence in episodes of antibiotics use with and without probiotic supplementation

Value No probiotics Probiotics
No AAD AAD No AAD AAD
Between groups
 Episodes N (%) 53 (64%) 30 (36%) 67 (80%) 17 (20%)a
Within groups N 53 30 67 17
Type of antibiotic used
 amoxicillin/clavulanic acid N (%) 27 (51%) 17 (57%) 30 (45%) 9 (53%)
 ciprofloxacin N (%) 26 (49%) 13 (43%) 37 (55%) 8 (47%)
Indication antibiotic prescription
 urinary tract infection N (%) 31 (58%) 14 (47%) 45 (67%) 9 (53%)
 respiratory tract infection N (%) 13 (25%) 11 (37%) 19 (28%) 8 (47%)
 other N (%) 9 (17%) 5 (17%) 3 (4%) 0 (0%)

aSignificant difference in AAD occurrence between no probiotics and probiotics group, p = 0,022, Chi-square