Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatment of COVID-19 Pneumonia: Who and When?

• Main Authors: Tat Ming Ng (Author), Sean W. X. Ong (Author), Audrey Y. X. Loo (Author), Sock Hoon Tan (Author), Hui Lin Tay (Author), Min Yi Yap (Author), David C. Lye (Author), Tau Hong Lee (Author), Barnaby E. Young (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: COVID-19 imposes challenges in antibiotic decision-making due to similarities between bacterial pneumonia and moderate to severe COVID-19. We evaluated the effects of antibiotic therapy on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 pneumonia patients and diagnostic accuracy of key inflammatory ma...