Chinese herbal medicine for patients living with HIV in Guangxi province, China: A propensity score matching analysis of real-world data
Compared to HAART alone, CHMs combined with HAART had better effects in improving the immune function of HIV/AIDS in patients with baseline CD4+ count ≤ 200. The results of the two subgroups are in opposite directions, and chance does not explain the apparent subgroup effect. A study with larger sample size and longer follow-up period is warranted in order to increase study credibility.
Authors
- Chen Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5439-7133)
- Xiaofeng Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6255-3220)
- Fenglan Pu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6771-6228)
- Zhenwei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1223-3218)
- Jian-Ping Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4814-4284)
- Yue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7366-3778)
- Jing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8030-7146)
- Feng Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7690-3403)
- Shi-Huan Cao
- Peng Yuan
- Sheng-Lin Duan
Institutions
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shanghai Municipal Center For Disease Control Prevention (CN)
- China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304332
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39