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Table 16 Clinical outcomes among those who received macrolides

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

On admission

Total (n = 13,884)

No. (%)

1 week after admission

Total (n = 13,884)

No. (%)

p value

Oxygen saturation %

Oxygen saturation %

< 90%

13,454

3,020 (22.5)

< 90%

11,439

914 (12.9)

< 0.001

Median (IQR) SatO2%

94 (91–96)

Median (IQR) SatO2%

95 (93–97)

< 0.001

pH in arterial blood

4721

7.45 (7.41–7.48)

pH in arterial blood

1997

7.43 (7.38–7.46)

< 0.001

pCO2

4785

34 (31–38)

pCO2

2017

40 (35–45)

< 0.001

pO2

4578

66 (56–77)

pO2

1957

74 (61–91)

< 0.001

pO2/FiO2 mmHg

4380

290 (235–343)

pO2/FiO2 mmHg

1844

223 (124–333)

< 0.001