2022
DOI: 10.1155/2022/7179050
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Benefits from Shortening Viral Shedding by Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Moderate COVID-19: An Observational Study

Abstract: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can improve clinical symptoms, but it is not clear whether it can shorten viral shedding. This is an observational study including 97 patients with COVID-19 who were consecutively admitted to the Jiangxia Fangcang hospital in Wuhan (Hubei, China) from January 15, 2020, to March 10, 2020. All patients were treated with TCM, and we assessed the patients daily and collected clinical information via a diary card. The primary e… Show more

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“…TCM presents substantial advantages in treating severe/critical COVID-19 patients, which is safer than conventional treatment alone. Moreover, patients with moderate COVID-19 received TCM treatment earlier could achieve nucleic acid negative sooner by shortening viral shedding ( Zhao et al, 2022 ).…”
Section: High Effective Measures and Strategiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…TCM presents substantial advantages in treating severe/critical COVID-19 patients, which is safer than conventional treatment alone. Moreover, patients with moderate COVID-19 received TCM treatment earlier could achieve nucleic acid negative sooner by shortening viral shedding ( Zhao et al, 2022 ).…”
Section: High Effective Measures and Strategiesmentioning
confidence: 99%