Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine combined with azithromycin sequential therapy for <i>mycoplasma</i> pneumonia among children: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is used to treat mycoplasma pneumonia (MP) in children with favorable treatment outcome in China. In the present study, we evaluated the clinical efficacy of TCM combined with azithromycin (AZM) for the treatment of MP among children, providing high evidence-based reference for clinical treatment.

Method

We retrieved eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from CQVIP, CNKI, WanFang, NSTL, PubMed, Embase, and Embase databases from January 2000 to November 2023. Data extraction and quality assessment of the enrolled studies were independently by two reviewers. Review Manager 5.3 was used for meta-analysis.

Result

A total of 51 RCTs involving 5,799 children aged 1-14 enrolled. Meta-analysis demonstrated that TCM c

SUBMITTER: Lyu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11524904 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature