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
drug induced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome