ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2020
Sanjin tablet combined with antibiotics for treating patients with acute lower urinary tract infections: A meta-analysis and GRADE evidence profile.
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- Efficacy and safety of Chinese patent medicine for urinary tract infections: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Integrative Use of Ningmitai Capsule and Cefoxitin in Treating Post-Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy Stent-Related Urinary Tract Infections.Clinical and translational science · 2026Article
- Plant Extracts and Natural Compounds for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Women: Mechanisms, Efficacy, and Therapeutic Potential.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- Chemical profiling of Sanjin tablets and exploration of their effective substances and mechanism in the treatment of urinary tract infections.Frontiers in chemistry · 2023Article
- Changes in Serum CRP and PCT Levels in Patients with Acute Simple Lower Urinary Tract Infection and Evaluation of the Efficacy of Treatment with Shuangdong Capsules.Emergency medicine international · 2022Article
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Abstract
Numerous clinical studies have evaluated the performance of Sanjin tablets (SJTs) in the treatment of acute lower urinary tract infections (ALUTIs) in China. The present meta-analysis aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of SJT combined with antibiotics for the treatment of patients with ALUTIs and to evaluate the quality of evidence. The Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Chinese BioMedical Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang and VIP databases were searched for entries added between inception and December 2018 to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The Cochrane risk-of-bias tool and Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials for Traditional Chinese Medicine were used for assessing the methodological quality and reporting quality of eligible studies, respectively. Meta-analysis and quality of evidence assessment were performed with RevMan 5.3 and Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE), respectively. A total of 8 RCTs comprising 790 patients with ALUTIs were included in the present meta-analysis. The cure rate of SJTs combined with gatifloxacin tablets (GTs) was higher than that of GTs alone [relative ratio (RR)=1.30, 95% CI=1.07-1.57, P=0.009]. The cure rate of SJTs combined with levofloxacin tablets (LTs) was higher than that of LTs alone (RR=1.13, 95% CI=1.04-1.24, P=0.006). SJTs combined with LTs was better in improving the total effective rate than LTs alone (RR=1.11, 95% CI=1.03-1.19, P=0.005). The recurrence rate for SJTs combined with antibiotics was lower than that associated with antibiotics alone (RR=0.35, 95% CI=0.13-0.97, P=0.04). The bacterial clearance rate achieved with SJTs combined with antibiotics was higher than that obtained with antibiotics alone (RR=1.41, 95% CI=1.09-1.84, P=0.009). The present meta-analysis demonstrated that, compared with the effects of antibiotics treatment, SJTs combined with antibiotics improved the cure rate, total effective rate and bacterial clearance rate, and decreased the recurrence rate. In addition, no serious adverse reactions were observed in patients with ALUTIs. However, the GRADE quality of evidence was low. Thus, further large-scale and rigorously designed clinical trials are required to improve the quality of evidence.
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