ISSN 1674-3865  CN 21-1569/R
主管:国家卫生和计划生育委员会
主办:中国医师协会
   辽宁省基础医学研究所
   辽宁中医药大学附属医院

Chinese Pediatrics of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (5): 369-374.

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Expert consensus in integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine prevention and treatment for influenza in children

Children are the high-risk population of influenza(flu) and its severe cases. The morbidity is high in the flu season, and in severe cases it may result in death. Currently, the effective western medicines〖JP〗 for flu viruses are limited, and the treatment with western medicines alone has its limitations. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, flu belongs to seasonal cold, which is highly infectious, and it also belongs to "plague" in traditional Chinese medicine has had valuable experience in the prevention and treatment of "plague", but it also has its limitations. Therefore, the integration of Chinese with western medicine which takes advantage of both traditional Chinese and western medicine, will have its unique advantages, especially in the early intervention of mild cases. Based on the review on the advances in modern prevention and treatment of flu in children, the analysis of literatures on Chinese medicine treatment for child flu, the drug assessment questionnaire and the application experience of the experts, the consensus aims to standardize the combined use of Chinese and western medicines, in order to find solutions to the clinical problem of the prevention and treatment for influenza in children, especially for mild cases.   

  • Online:2021-10-25 Published:2021-11-15

Abstract: Children are the highrisk population of influenza(flu) and its severe cases. The morbidity is high in the flu season, and in severe cases it may result in death. Currently, the effective western medicines for flu viruses are limited, and the treatment with western medicines alone has its limitations. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, flu belongs to seasonal cold, which is highly infectious, and it also belongs to "plague" in traditional Chinese medicine has had valuable experience in the prevention and treatment of "plague", but it also has its limitations. Therefore, the integration of Chinese with western medicine which takes advantage of both traditional Chinese and western medicine, will have its unique advantages, especially in the early intervention of mild cases. Based on the review on the advances in modern prevention and treatment of flu in children, the analysis of literatures on Chinese medicine treatment for child flu, the drug assessment questionnaire and the application experience of the experts, the consensus aims to standardize the combined use of Chinese and western medicines, in order to find solutions to the clinical problem of the prevention and treatment for influenza in children, especially for mild cases.

Key words: Influenza, Prevention and treatment with traditional Chinese and western medicine, Child