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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

Case Report: Herbal nutritional intervention in a critically ill ALS patient with multidrug-resistant infection.

Meng Wang, Chihim Mak, Xinjie Li, Shaoyu Li, Chunyan Cui, Defeng Cai, Zhiwei Liang, Tao Lu, Qingshun Jia, Xiangming Shao and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 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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16 authors.

Meng Wang *Institute of Environment and Health, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Chihim Mak *Hong Kong TungTakSim Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Xinjie LiInstitute of Environment and Health, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Shaoyu LiCenter of Clinical Laboratory and Pathology, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Chunyan CuiInstitute of Environment and Health, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Defeng CaiCenter of Clinical Laboratory and Pathology, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zhiwei LiangSchool of Pharmacy, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Tao LuSchool of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Qingshun JiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shandong Xinzhonglu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jinan, China.
Xiangming ShaoSchool of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yong MaHong Kong TungTakSim Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Guanghui FanInstitute of Environment and Health, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Kejin LiHong Kong TungTakSim Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Wenzhi MaiInstitute of Environment and Health, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Chihang MakHong Kong TungTakSim Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Nan LiuInstitute of Environment and Health, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a retrospective single case of a female patient with a 9-year history of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who presented with respiratory failure due to a multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infection, predominantly

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)herbal nutritional interventionKlebsiellapneumoniae (KP)multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO)respiratory failure

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PMCPMC13683183

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