Antibiotic use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 appears to have no beneficial effect on clinical outcomes

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An analysis of more than 1,300 German adults hospitalised with moderate COVID-19 finds treatment with antibiotics was associated with five times greater likelihood of COVID-19 deterioration compared to patients not given antibiotics.

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