ABSTRACT
Objective To study the effect of gamma globulin on serum immune index in neonates with neonatal pneumonia. Methods One hundred neonates with neonatal pneumonia were selected, and they were divided into control group and observation group by random digits table method with 50 cases each. The control group was treated with conventional treatment, and the observation group was treated with conventional treatment combined with gamma globulin. The treatment efficacy, various signs disappearing times, length of stay in hospital and immune indexes were compared between 2 groups.Results The total effective rate in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group:96.00% (48/50) vs. 72.00% (36/50), and there was statistical difference (χ2 = 10.71, P<0.01). The disappearing times of cough, crackles, perioral cyanosis and fever and the length of stay in hospital in observation group were significantly shorter than those in control group:(4.39 ± 1.46) d vs. (6.32 ± 1.61) d, (4.21 ± 0.93) d vs. (5.36 ± 1.08) d, (0.83 ± 0.15) d vs. (1.16 ± 0.22) d, (2.53 ± 1.04) d vs. (4.47 ± 1.13) d and (7.68 ± 0.87) d vs. (10.03 ± 1.18) d, and there were statistical differences (P<0.01). The IgG, IgA, IgM, CD4+and CD4+/CD8+levels after treatment in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group: (10.32 ± 2.86) g/L vs. (6.88 ± 0.83) g/L, (1.14 ± 0.13) g/L vs. (0.91 ± 0.25) g/L, (0.94 ± 0.21) g/L vs. (0.85 ± 0.27) g/L, 0.516 ± 0.068 vs. 0.385 ± 0.063 and 1.89 ± 0.35 vs. 1.57 ± 0.33, but the CD8+was significantly lower than that in control group:0.303 ± 0.046 vs. 0.349 ± 0.048, and there were statistical differences (P<0.05). Conclusions The gamma globulin can not only significantly improve the curative effect in neonates with neonatal pneumonia and promote the recovery of the clinical symptoms, but also improve the efficiency of cell immunity and humoral immunity ability. It is a kind of effective treatment.