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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Clinical efficacy of Baihe Gujin decoction combined with anti-tuberculosis therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis with Yin-deficiency and Fire-hyperactivity syndrome.

Hai-Bo Ge, Jia Zhu

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Development of the Short-Form Yin Deficiency Scale Using Three Item Reduction Approaches.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hai-Bo GeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jia ZhuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9489-2457
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the clinical efficacy of Baihe Gujin decoction combined with anti-tuberculosis therapy in mitigating the symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis and to measure the effect on the CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell (T

methodsThis randomized study enrolled patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and randomly assigned them to one of two treatment groups: an anti-tuberculosis treatment group and a combined treatment group. Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed before and 2 weeks after treatment. The ratio of CD4+ CD25+ T

resultsA total of 100 patients were enrolled and assigned to the anti-tuberculosis (

conclusionBaihe Gujin decoction combined with anti-tuberculosis treatment can effectively alleviate the symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis, enhance the host immune function and protect renal function.

Indexed as

AgedAntitubercular AgentsBiomarkersCytokinesDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleHumansImmunophenotypingMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiddle AgedT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTreatment OutcomeTuberculosis, PulmonaryYin DeficiencyAntitubercular AgentsBiomarkersCytokinesDrugs, Chinese HerbalBaihe Gujin decoctioncytokinepulmonary tuberculosisregulatory T cellYin-deficiency and Fire-hyperactivity syndrome

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PMID32367748
PMCPMC7223207
OpenAlexW3022991597

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