Clinical observation on the elderly with lower respiratory tract infection treated by traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy on the elderly with lower respiratory tract infection treated with Qingrehuatan decoction and cefoperazone-sulbactam.Methods 67 cases were randomly divided into two groups.The treatment group had 35 cases,age 71～90 years old and the average age(81.3±6.2).The control group had 32 cases,age 70～92,the average age(81 6±8.0).Two groups were all treated with cefoperazone-sulbactam,2 times a day.The treatment group was added by Qingrehuatan decoction of TCM.The course was 7～14 days.Results The effective rates were respectively 94.3% in the treatment group and 71.9% in the control group.The therapeutic effects had marked difference between two groups(P0.05).The removing rates of bacteria were respectively 89.2% and 70.0%(P0.05) in treatment group and control group.Conclusion The treatment of TCM and western medicine combineton for the elderly with lower respiratory tract infection may improve clinical effects and removing rates of bacteria.