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Table 3 Microbiological findings—SARS-CoV-2 infection

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

 

No. (Total n = 13,932)

No. (%)

Confirmed COVID-19

13,932

13,932 (100.0)

Acquisition of COVID-19

 Community

13,870

11,806 (85.1)

 Nosocomial

908 (6.6)

 Nursing home

1156 (8.3)

Source of positive sample for SARS-CoV-2

 Nasopharyngeal swab

13,672

13,396 (98.0)

 Sputum

224 (1.6)

 Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)

52 (0.4)

Results of the first PCR

 Negative

13,723

1660 (12.1)

 Positive

12,063 (87.9)

Results of urine antigens

 Negative

13,570

6168 (45.5)

 Any positive

198 (1.5)

 Positive Pneumococcus

179 (1.3)

 Positive Legionella

12 (0.1)

 Both positive

7 (0.1)

 Not performed

7204 (53.1)

HIV serology test

 Not performed

13,793

5860 (42.5)

 Negative

7844 (56.9)

 Positive

89 (0.7)