The journal of alternative and complementary medicine : research on paradigm, practice, and policy
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J Altern Complement Med · Nov 2018
Meta AnalysisClinical Efficacy and Safety of Tanreqing Injection for Pulmonary Infection in Patients with Tuberculosis: A Meta-Analysis.
Tanreqing injection (TRQ) is often used in the treatment of pulmonary infection in patients with tuberculosis (TB). But its efficacy and safety are still unclear; to further reveal its efficacy and safety, the authors systematically evaluated all relevant trials. ⋯ TRQ may have the same overall efficacy as antibiotics in pulmonary infection in patients with TB. TRQ plus antibiotics may improve the clinical efficacy. TRQ may have synergistic effect to antibiotics through bacteriostatic activity and eliminating inflammatory mediators. Its antibacterial activity may be better than some antibiotics and does not increase adverse drug reaction. But all these need new evidences for further investigation.