ABSTRACT
Objective To assess the effectiveness of Chinese materia medica (CMM) as adjuvant therapy of antibacterial for pediatric mesenteric lymphadenitis.Methods Retrieved RCT research of CMM as adjuvant therapy of antibacterial for pediatric mesenteric lymphadenitis from CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,PubMed,and Medline database from 1980 to 2016.Literatures were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion crteria,Jadad scores method was used to evaluate the literatures and meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5.3.Results A total of 34 randomized controlled trials were included.Meta-analysis showed that the trial group was superior to the control group in terms of efficiency,cure rate,remission time of main symptoms,mesenteric lymph node recovery,and recurrence rate,there was statistical difference.Conclusions CMM as adjuvant therapy of antibacterial for pediatric mesenteric lymphadenitis is more effective than the use of antibacterial alone.