Effective prophylaxis against rotavirus diarrhea using a combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and antibodies

Table 2 Duration and severity of diarrhea in different treatment groups with or without complementation with anti-rotavirus HBC

Groups	Number of animals	Duration (mean ± SE)*	Severity (mean ± SE)
Untreated	27	1.85 ± 0.17	3.00 ± 0.33
100 μg HBC	12	0.42 ± 0.23***	0.42 ± 0.23 ***
10 μg HBC	8	1.62 ± 0.32	2.62 ± 0.53
L. paracasei ^b	10	1.60 ± 0.27	^a
L. paracasei^b + 10 μg HBC	9	0.78 ± 0.28 *	^a
L. reuteri SD 2112	10	1.20 ± 0.20	2.00 ± 0.47
L. reuteri SD 2112 + 10 μg HBC	10	1.20 ± 0.20	2.00 ± 0.47
L. paracasei NCC 2461	10	1.80 ± 0.29	2.50 ± 0.40
L. paracasei NCC 2461+ 10 μg HBC	7	2.14 ± 0.26	3.43 ± 0.53
L. rhamnosus GG	10	0.90 ± 0.23	1.20 ± 0.32*
L. rhamnosus GG + 10 μg HBC	8	0.62 ± 0.32*	0.87 ± 0.48 *

*** p < 0.001, * p < 0.05 Vs. Untreated
^a absolute values for severity are not available, but they are at least as much as the duration.
^b previously thought to be L. casei ATCC 393 [15]

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