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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (7): 727-731.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20220133

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Advances in research on treatments of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with Chinese traditional medicine

YANG Chi1, WANG Zhen-wei2, SHA Wei1()   

  1. 1The Center of Clinic and Research Center of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Key Lab of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200433, China
    2Department of Respiratory, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China
  • Received:2022-04-15 Online:2022-07-10 Published:2022-07-06
  • Contact: SHA Wei E-mail:shfksw@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases(19MC1910800);Program for Outstanding Medical Academic Leader(2019KJ13);Shanghai Key Clinical Specialty Construction Project(shslczdzk03001)

Abstract:

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is caused by the primary infection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) or improper tuberculosis treatment, which has become a major obstacle to end tuberculosis before 2035. Due to its poor cure rate, there is an urgent need to develop new anti-tuberculosis drugs or treatment strategy. Chinese traditional medicine could alleviate the patients’ symptoms, reduce the toxicity and enhance effect when combined with anti-tuberculosis therapy, as well as improve patients’ immunity. The authors review the progress of Chinese traditional medicine of anti-tuberculosis treatments, which may provide more thoughts and strategies for clinicians.

Key words: Tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant, Medicine, Chinese traditional, Therapeutics