Efficacy of saccharomyces boulardii with antibiotics in acute amoebiasis

Table 1 Clinical manifestations in two therapeutic groups

	Regimen 1	Regimen 2	P
Diarrhea	27 (100%)	27 (100%)	-
Fever	6 (22.2%)	7 (26%)	N.S
Abdominal pain	19 (70.4%)	22 (81.5%)	N.S
Headache	20 (74.1%)	18 (66.7%)	N.S

N.S = Not significant.

Table 2 Time of recovery from main clinical findings

	Regimen 1 (h)	Regimen 2 (h)	P
Diarrhea	48.0 ± 18.5	12.0 ± 3.7	< 0.0001
Fever	24.0 ± 8.8	12.0 ± 5.3	< 0.001
Abdominal pain	24.0 ± 7.3	12.0 ± 3.2	< 0.001
Headache	24.0 ± 8.6	24.0 ± 7.9	N.S

N.S = not significant.

Table 3 Amebic cyst carriers in the fourth week after the treatment

	Regimen 1	Regimen 2
Cyst absent	22 (81.5%)	27 (100%)
Cyst present	5 (18.5%)	0 (0%)