Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHOD: The clinical records of 234 patients in 3 community outbreaks of the novel influenza A (H1N1) infection in June (n = 56), August (n = 96) and October (n = 82) of 2009 were analyzed, and the treatment effects of the traditional Chinese medicine with or without Oseltamivir were evaluated. RESULTS: The baseline characteristics, including age, temperature, indices of blood tests, hepatic and renal functions were distributed evenly between the 2 treatment groups. The overall analysis suggested that there was no significant difference between the 2 treatment groups in the duration of clinical symptoms (P > 0.05), the duration of fever (P > 0.05), and the hospitalization days (P > 0.05). However, an analysis stratified by the temperature (≥ 39°C or < 39°C) suggested that patients treated by the traditional Chinese medicine with Oseltamivir tended to suffer a shorter duration of fever [40.5 (37.3, 42.0) vs 22.0 (10.5, 30.8) hr, P < 0.01) ] in the higher temperature group. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Ping Wang, Min-li Zhu, Hai-jing Song, Qing Xiao, Xin-chun Kong, Wen-hong Peng, Shi-ling Xing, Ai-min Guo |
Journal | Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases
(Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi)
Vol. 33
Issue 6
Pg. 419-21
(Jun 2010)
ISSN: 1001-0939 [Print] China |
PMID | 20979812
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antiviral Agents
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal
- Oseltamivir
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antiviral Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Community-Acquired Infections
(drug therapy, epidemiology, virology)
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
- Influenza, Human
(drug therapy, epidemiology, virology)
- Male
- Medicine, Chinese Traditional
- Oseltamivir
(therapeutic use)
- Phytotherapy
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
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