Groups | Mean number of worms ± SEM | Reduction on worm burden (%) | Ova count in liver (ova/mg tissue) ± SEM | Reduction on ova count (%) | Granuloma size (μm2) | Granuloma number per area (mm) |
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Vehicle control | 17.4 ± 2.47 | – | 11.4 ± 1.08 | – | 1,103,658 ± 2106 | 11.6 ± 2.3 |
PZQ | 3.8 ± 1.12a | 78.2 | 2.3 ± 0.71a | 79.8 | 864,627 ± 1137a | 6.2 ± 1.7a |
Pre-Probiotics+infection | 5.6 ± 1.41a | 67.8 | 3.1 ± 0.21a | 72.8 | 984,273 ± 1637a | 8.1 ± 1.2a |
Probiotics+infection | 7.0 ± 0.89a | 59.8 | 5.2 ± 0.39a | 54.4 | 1,067,435 ± 2318 | 9.4 ± 2.3a |
Pre-Yogurt+infection | 4.8 ± 1.28a | 72.4 | 2.7 ± 0.34a | 76.3 | 361,474 ± 864a | 5.8 ± 2.1a |
Yogurt+infection | 6.2 ± 1.06a | 64.4 | 4.3 ± 0.28a | 62.3 | 635,417 ± 1268a | 6.9 ± 1.8a |