Effectiveness of pharmaceutical care on treatment outcomes for patients with first-time pulmonary tuberculosis in China.

What Is Known And Objective: In this study, the effectiveness of pharmaceutical care on treatment outcomes for patients with first-time pulmonary tuberculosis in China was assessed.

Methods: In this study, patients were randomized either to the usual care (UC) group (n = 72) where patients received routine medical and nursing care or to the pharmaceutical care (PC) group (n = 59) where patients were simultaneously provided with pharmaceutical care. The primary objectives were to evaluate whether treatment outcomes and patient adherence improved more in the PC group than in the UC group.

Meta-analysis of the effects of Bifidobacterium preparations for the prevention and treatment of pediatric antibiotic-associated diarrhea in China.

Bifidobacterium preparations are increasingly used for pediatric antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) in China. The aim of this study was to review existing evidence on the efficacy of Bifidobacterium preparations for the prevention and treatment of pediatric AAD in China. Searches were performed with Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CNKI, and CBM databases.

Outcomes of Chinese herb medicine for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Several studies have suggested that Chinese herb medicine (CHM) in combination with chemotherapy has efficacy in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The purpose of this meta-analysis was to assess the efficacy of CHM as a concomitant therapy for MDR-TB. Six databases were searched up to October 2014.

Comparative roles of moxifloxacin and levofloxacin in the treatment of pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective study.

This study compared the efficacy of moxifloxacin and levofloxacin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Shanghai, China. A retrospective analysis of 158 patients with MDR-TB receiving either moxifloxacin- or levofloxacin-containing regimens was performed. Clinical data from patients were subjected to univariate analysis, stratification and multiple logistic regression to compare the roles of moxifloxacin and levofloxacin in multidrug regimens.

Chinese herbal medicine in treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim Of Study: There are multimodal and multidisciplinary approaches to treat diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). However, the intractable adverse effects limited their widespread use. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is increasingly used for the treatment of DPN.

Pulmonary resection for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has become an emerging global public health crisis. Several studies have suggested that pulmonary resection has efficacy in the treatment of MDR-TB. A systematic review of the available therapeutic studies was conducted to determine the treatment outcome among patients with MDR-TB who underwent pulmonary resection.

[The effect of the regimen containing cefoxitin on highly drug-resistant rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease].

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect and safety of the regimen containing cefoxitin on highly drug-resistant rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterial (RGM) pulmonary disease.

Methods: From January to December 2007, 16 patients with RGM pulmonary disease, who had been treated for 6-48 months, average (15 ± 11) months but still sputum positive, were included in the study and treated with a new regimen containing cefoxitin, fluoroquinolone, macrolide, and SMZco. Cefoxitin was used in the first 3 months and the total duration of therapy was 18 months.

Cloning, characterization and prokaryotic expression of cytosolic malate dehydrogenase from Oryza sativa.

cDNA sequences of malate dehydrogenase (MDH) were cloned from various species, and MDH was identified to play an important role in cell energy metabolism. Here, we present the isolation and characterization of its homologue (OscMDH) in Oryza sativa. Comparison of the results to the genome details indicated that OscMDH consisted of seven exons.