highly significantp = 0.002
showed that, in a cohort of 28 patients, a 12-week supplementation with a probiotic significantly reduced TLC from 72.93 ± 10.11 to 33.57 ± 4.77 (Δ = −53.97 ± 10.04), a change that was highly significant compared to placebo (Δ = −4.29 ± 12.58, p = 0.002) [ 18 ].