Research Article

[Retracted] Shen-Ling-Bai-Zhu-San Enhances the Antipneumonia Effect of Cefixime in Children by Ameliorating Gut Microflora, Inflammation, and Immune Response

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Effect of cefixime and cefixime + Shen-Ling-Bai-Zhu-San (SLBZS) treatments on white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, lymphocyte counts, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin (PCT) in blood of children with pneumonia (n = 30; vs. the normal group; #, after vs. before cefixime treatment groups and after vs. before cefixime + SLBZS treatment group; and , after cefixime treatment groups vs. after cefixime + SLBZS treatment group). Differences between before and after treatment were analyzed using a paired t-test. ANOVA was used to compare five groups, followed by Tukey’s post hoc test.