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Table 26 Immunomodulatory therapies used among those who used antibiotic therapy

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

 

Total (n = 13,932)

No. (%)

With antibiotics n = 12,238 (%)

Without antibiotics n = 1498 (%)

p value

Use of lopinavir/ritonavir

13,719

8414 (61.3)

7590 (62.1)

824 (55.0)

< 0.001

Use of hydroxychloroquine

13,727

11,727 (85.4)

10,677 (87.3)

1050 (70.1)

< 0.001

Use of beta-Interferon

13,662

1585 (11.6)

1488 (12.2)

97 (6.5)

< 0.001

Use of tocilizumab

13,703

1145 (8.4)

1106 (9.1)

39 (2.6)

< 0.001

Use of anakinra

13,604

76 (0.6)

76 (0.6)

0 (0)

< 0.001

Use of systemic corticosteroids

13,689

4738 (34.6)

4500 (36.9)

238 (16.0)

< 0.001

Use of immunoglobulin

13,483

62 (0.5)

60 (0.5)

2 (0.1)

0.06