The curative effect of oseltamivir combined with Lingjiaowuhutang in 120 children with influenza

Abstract

Objective To observe the curative effect of oseltamivir combined with Lingjiaowuhutang in children with influenza. Methods One hundred and twenty cases of children with influenza were selected from November 2017 to December 2017 and they were divided into two groups, each with 60 cases. The patients in western medicine group were treated with oseltamivir alone, those in Chinese traditional medicine combined with western medicine group were treated with oseltamivir and Lingjiaowuhutang. The efficacy and duration of fever and cough were was compared between two groups. Results Thirty-three patients were confirmed influenza A and 87 patients were confirmed influenza B. The total effective rate in Chinese traditional medicine combined with western medicine group was significantly higher than that in western medicine group: 96.7% (58/60) vs. 86.7%(52/60), χ2= 3.927, P < 0.05. The duration of fever and cough in Chinese traditional medicine combined with western medicine group was significantly shorter than those in western medicine group: (30.18 ± 6.22) h vs. (36.24 ± 13.46) h, (120.18 ± 21.45) h vs. (143.14 ± 33.26) h, P < 0.05. Conclusions Oseltamivir combined with Lingjiaowuhutang in children with influenza has better efficacy and can shorten duration of disease. It is worthy of clinical application. Key words: Influenza, human; Child; Oseltamivir; Lingjiaowuhutang; Treatment outcome