A Retrospective Analysis of the Bacterial Infections, Antibiotic Use, and Mortality Predictors of COVID-19 Patients.

I Wayan SuranadiI Made Agus Kresna SucandraNi Nengah Dwi FatmawatiAyu Dilia Febriani Wisnawa

Published in: International journal of general medicine (2022)

This study discovered that there is high use of antibiotics amongst COVID-19 patients; however, the bacterial infection rates did not exceed one-fifth of the total patients. Furthermore, older age, bacterial infections, a longer length of hospitalization, diabetes mellitus, shortness of breath, and higher NLR have a significant impact on the mortality of COVID-19 patients.

Keyphrases

sars cov
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
middle aged