针灸配合西药治疗非洲儿童疟疾的随机对照观察

目的:观察应用针灸配合西药与单纯西药治疗非洲儿童疟疾的疗效差异。方法:132例非洲疟疾患儿随机分为针灸加西药组(67例)和西药组(65例),西药组采用喹啉以及对症治疗,针灸加西药组采用针灸配合西药(同西药组)治疗,疗程均为1周。对疟疾的主要临床表现和实验室检查进行对比观察。结果:针灸加西药组与西药组总有效率分别为97.0%和95.4%,2组疗效比较差异有显著性意义(P<0.05);针灸加西药组在降低疟疾患儿的发热、血中疟原虫密度,缩短病程以及Hb和RBC的恢复时间上都优于西药组,2组比较差异有显著性意义(P<0.05)。结论:应用针灸配合西药治疗疟疾的临床疗效优于单纯西药治疗。

Randomized and controlled observation on acupuncture and moxibustion combined with western medicine for treatment of malaria of children in Africa

Objective To compare therapeutic effects of acup-moxibustion combined with western medicine and simple western medicine on child malaria in Africa.Methods One hundred and thirty-two cases were randomly divided into an acup-moxibustion plus western medicine group(n=67) and a western medication group(n=65).The western medication group were treated with Quinoline and expectant therapy,and the acup-moxibustion plus western medicine group with acup-moxibustion plus the western medicines as those in the western medication group,and the therapeutic course was one week.Main clinical manifestations and lab examinations for malaria were compared.Results The total effective rate was 97.0% in the acup-moxibustion plus western medicine group and 95.4% in the western medication group,with a significant difference between the two groups(P<0.05);the acup-moxibustion plus western medicine group in decreasing fever of the patient and the density of malarial parasite in blood,shorting the duration of illness and recovery time of RBC was significantly better than the western medication group(P<0.05).Conclusion Clinical therapeutic effect of acup-moxibustion combined with western medicine is better than that of simple western medicine.