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Table 2 Antibiotic used and relationship to mortality

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

Antibiotic used

Overall (n = 13,932) (%)

Survivors n = 11,042 (%)

Deceased n = 2890 (%)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Any antibiotic

12,238 (87.8)

9641 (88.5)

2597 (91.4)

1.39 (1.20–1.61)

< 0.001

Beta-lactams

10,031 (72.0)

7709 (70.0)

2322 (80.5)

1.77 (1.60–1.96)

< 0.001

Macrolides

8382 (60.2)

6845 (62.2)

1537 (53.5)

0.70 (0.64–0.76)

< 0.001

Quinolones

1850 (13.3)

1363 (12.5)

487 (17.1)

1.44 (1.29–1.62)

< 0.001