Effect of Modified Xianglian Pingwei Powder plus Glutathione and Levofloxacin Hydrochloride on Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Positive Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth.

Liver cirrhosis is a common chronic disease in China. The effect of modified Xianglian Pingwei powder plus Western medicine in the treatment of liver cirrhosis and positive small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is promising. Totally, 100 patients with liver cirrhosis and positive intestinal bacterial overgrowth in Cangzhou Central Hospital from February 2020 to February 2021 were enrolled and randomized via the random number table method at a ratio of 1 : 1 into the study group and control group. The control group received glutathione and levofloxacin hydrochloride, and the study group received Xianglian Pingwei powder plus glutathione and levofloxacin hydrochloride. The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and total bilirubin (TBIL) levels of the two groups were decreased after treatment with lower results in the study group. Xianglian Pingwei powder plus glutathione and levofloxacin hydrochloride was associated with a significantly lower positive rate of small intestine bacterial growth, serum endotoxin level, and peripheral blood toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TRL4 levels versus glutathione and levofloxacin hydrochloride. The combined medication achieved a higher efficacy (90.00%) versus glutathione and levofloxacin hydrochloride (66.00%). The two groups experienced similar safety. Xianglian Pingwei powder plus glutathione and levofloxacin hydrochloride achieved significant benefits of clinical efficacy with a high safety profile in patients with liver cirrhosis versus glutathione and levofloxacin hydrochloride. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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