Incidence of Rotavirus and Efficacy of Enterococcus Faecium SF68 in Infantile Diarrhea

Abstract

Objective: To know the incidence of diarrhea due to Rotavirus in infants and to evaluate the efficacy of probiotic E. faecium SF68 in acute infantile diarrhea.
Material and Methods: It was a randomized controlled clinical trial Reg. No 01/159/16 conducted in
Children Hospital Lahore. 70 infants suffering from acute diarrhea were divided randomly into two groups.
Infants of control group received routine treatment for diarrhea while in infants of experimental group also
received probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 in addition to routine treatment for diarrhea. Stool samples of
all infants were sent for Rotavirus testing.
Results: Stool samples of 19 out of 70 infants were positive for Rotavirus. Probiotic decreased frequency of diarrhea in infants of experimental group.
Conclusion: In this trial, 27% infants were suffering from acute Rotavirus gastroenteritis. Enterococcus faecium SF68 decreased the severity of diarrhea in infants