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Figure 4

From: Effects of Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12 Supplementation on Body Weight, Fecal pH, Acetate, Lactate, Calprotectin, and IgA in Preterm Infants

Figure 4

Effect of probiotic supplementation on fecal calprotectin concentration (in milligram per kilogram feces) in all infants (p = 0.041; probiotic: n = 34, placebo = 29), antibiotic-treated infants (probiotic: n = 24, placebo = 18), and in infants without antibiotic treatment (p = 0.007; probiotic: n = 10, placebo = 11) over the entire study period (3 wk). Placebo group (□); probiotic group (▪). *p < 0.050; **p < 0.010.

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