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. 2021 Oct 28;20(2):1605–1614. doi: 10.1007/s40200-021-00910-3

Table 3.

Antibiotic and anti-viral treatment in diabetic patients with SARS symptoms, hospitalized, COVID positive PCR during 4 months

Diabetic Patients With SARS Symptoms Hospitalized (N = 21,247) COVID PCR Positive
(N = 8235)
Antibiotic treatment 7267(34.20) 2845(34.55)
Anti-viral treatment 5133 (24.16) 2633(31.97)
Types of antibiotics
  Cephalosporin 3892(18.32) 1467(17.81)
  Macrolide 2894(13.62) 1276(15.49)
  Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic 2228(10.49) 854(10.37)
  Fluoroquinolone 701(3.30) 341 (3.97)
  Clindamycin 209(0.98) 53 (0.64)
  Metronidazole 44(0.21) 2(0.02)
  Aminoglycoside 27(0.13) 6(0.07)
Other Drug
  Hydroxychloroquine 5916(27.84) 2689(32.65)
Antiviral Treatment
  Kaletra 3312(15.59) 1674(20.33)
  Oseltamivir 2593(12.20) 1455(17.67)
  Ribavirin 235(1.11) 117(1.42)
  Atazanavir 19(0.09) 12(0.15)
  Interferon 5(0.02) 4(0.05)
  Recommended treatment for patients with pneumoniaa 1762 (8.29) 755(9.17)

aTavanex/Levofloxacin or TazocinPiperacillin/Tazobactam or Ceftazidime or Vancomycin or Amoxicillin/ CoAmoxiclav or Clarithromycin/ Erythromycin