Utilization of Antibiotics for Hospitalized Patients with Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Al-Madinah Al-Munawara, Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study.

Inass TahaYasser AbdouIkhlas HammadOmnia NadyGamal HassanMagdy F FaridFadwa S AlofiNajla AlharbiEmad SalamahNawaf AldeebGhaidaa ElmehallawyRehab AlruwathiElmaghraby SarahAlhusainin RashadOla RammahHassan ShoaibMohammed ElSagheer OmarYara ElmehallawySaba Abdulla Kassim

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)

Bacterial coinfection with severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring intensive care was unlikely. The benefit of Azithromycin over other antibiotics could be attributed to its anti-inflammatory properties rather than its antibacterial effect.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
saudi arabia
anti inflammatory
early onset
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
silver nanoparticles
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
community acquired pneumonia
mechanical ventilation