Efficacy of Scutellaria baicalensis for the Treatment of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Associated with Encephalitis in Patients Infected with EV71: A Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis

Table 2

Enterovirus 71 viral loads in the throat swab and CSF samples from both groups.

Sample	Scutellaria baicalensis group	Ribavirin group	-test ( value)
Throat swab
First (×10^6)			1.1251 (0.2610)
Second (×10^6)			40.8935 (0.0000)
Third (×10^3)			35.9431 (0.0000)
CSF
First (×10^6)			0.4385 (0.6612)
Second (×10^3)			27.4736 (0.0000)

The viral loads of the throat swab samples from 609 patients, including 370 patients in the Scutellaria baicalensis group and 239 patients in the ribavirin group. Viral loads were determined for the CSF samples from 424 patients, including 246 patients in the S. baicalensis group and 178 patients in the ribavirin group. CSF: cerebrospinal fluid.