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Trial reportSichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition2026

[Efficacy of Ganciclovir Combined With Recombinant Human Interferon α-1b for Viral Encephalitis in Children].

Bing Han, Lijing Zhao, Xiao Han, Na Kong, Xiaofang Qin

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Trial report in Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Bing Han( 054000)Pediatric Third Department, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai 054000, China.ORCID 0009-0002-3629-6707
Lijing Zhao( 054000)Pediatric Third Department, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai 054000, China.
Xiao Han( 054000)Pediatric Third Department, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai 054000, China.
Na Kong( 054000)Pediatric Third Department, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai 054000, China.
Xiaofang Qin( 054000)Pediatric Third Department, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai 054000, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the efficacy of ganciclovir combined with recombinant human interferon α-1b in the treatment of viral encephalitis in children. Methods: 160 children with viral encephalitis admitted to third department of pediatrics of Xingtai People' s Hospital were selected, and divided into single group and combined group by random number table method, with 80 cases in each group. The single group was treated with ganciclovir, whereas the combined group was given ganciclovir combined with recombinant human interferon α-1b. Compare the time to recovery of symptoms in patients between groups. After 2 weeks of treatment, compare the clinical efficacy and EEG abnormalities between the two groups. The cerebral hemodynamics (mean blood flow velocity [Vm] and pulsatility index [PI] of anterior cerebral artery and posterior cerebral artery), neurological function (neuron specific enolase [NSE], neurotrophin3 [NT-3], nerve growth factor [NGF]), immune function (immunoglobulin A [IgA], IgG, IgE) and inflammatory factors (tumor necrosis factor α [TNF-α], interleukin β [IL-1β], interleukin 2 [IL-2]) before treatment and after 2 weeks of treatment were compared between groups, and the adverse reactions during treatment were recorded. Results: The disappearance durations of fever, headache, vomiting, convulsion, disturbance of consciousness and meningeal irritation in combined group were shorter than those in single group ( Conclusion: Ganciclovir combined with recombinant human interferon α-1b can effectively treat viral encephalitis in children, improve cerebral hemodynamics and neurological function, enhance immune function, and relieve inflammatory response, and it dose not increase adverse reactions.

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Antiviral AgentsEncephalitis, ViralGanciclovirInterferon-alphaAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInfantMaleRecombinant ProteinsTreatment OutcomeAntiviral AgentsGanciclovirInterferon-alphaRecombinant ProteinsClinical efficacyGanciclovirNeurological functionRecombinant human interferon α-1bViral encephalitis

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PMCPMC13095758

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