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Table 18 Laboratory findings among those who received antibiotics

From: Inadequate use of antibiotics in the covid-19 era: effectiveness of antibiotic therapy

On admission

No

Median (IQR)

1 week after admission

No

Median (IQR)

p value

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12,188

13.9 (12.6–15)

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

11,394

13 (11.8–14.1)

< 0.001

Platelet count (× 106/L)

12,193

189,000 (148,000–246,000)

Platelet count (× 106/L)

11,382

278,000 (200,000–374,000)

< 0.001

Leukocytes (× 106/L)

12,186

6300 (4770–8500)

Leukocytes (× 106/L)

11,394

6560 (4950–9100)

< 0.001

Neutrophils (× 106/L)

12,130

4600 (3230–6750)

Neutrophils (× 106/L)

11,352

4400 (2950–7070)

0.010

Lymphocytes (× 106/L)

12,172

920 (680–1,300)

Lymphocytes (× 106/L)

11,380

1100 (700–1590)

< 0.001

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

11,754

63 (21–131)

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

11,061

24.2 (7.1–77.5)

< 0.001

Procalcitonin (ng/mL)

5812

0.1 (0.06–0.23)

Procalcitonin (ng/mL)

4411

0.09 (0.05–0.21)

0.18

Ferritin (mcg/mL)

4821

627 (305–1,246)

Ferritin (mcg/mL)

5519

665 (346–1249)

0.20

Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

7867

611 (500–737)

Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

7021

573 (470–708)

< 0.001

Interleukin-6 [IL-6] (pg/mL)

1583

31.6 (11.9–66)

Interleukin-6 [IL-6] (pg/mL)

1856

16 (4.86–56)

0.068

Creatine kinase [CK] (U/L)

6262

92 (55–175)

Creatine kinase [CK] (U/L)

5309

54 (33–105)

< 0.001

Lactate dehydrogenase [LDH] (mg/dL)

10,618

320 (247–430)

Lactate dehydrogenase [LDH] (mg/dL)

10,151

285 (220–406)

< 0.001

D-Dimer (ng/dL)

9508

667 (380–1226)

D-Dimer (ng/dL)

8624

732 (395–1506)

< 0.001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

12,156

0.91 (0.70–1.21)

Creatinine (mg/dL)

11,366

0.83 (0.68–1.05)

< 0.001

Albumin (g/dL)

5199

3.8 (3.4–4.1)

Albumin -(g/dL)

4853

3.4 (3.1–3.8)

< 0.001

Bilirubin (mg/dL)

9259

0.5 (0.4–0.7)

Bilirubin (mg/dL)

8586

0.59 (0.40–0.87)

< 0.001

Alanine aminotransferase [GPT-ALT] (U/L)

11,515

29 (19–47)

Alanine aminotransferase [GPT-ALT] (U/L)

10,730

37 (22–66)

< 0.001

Aspartate Aminotransferase [GOT-AST] (U/L)

9519

36 (26–53)

Aspartate Aminotransferase [GOT-AST] (U/L)

9466

34 (23–54)

0.14