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Effects of antibiotic treatment on clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dona D. The Lancet Microbe 2026;:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101358.
[Meta-analysis of 11 RCTs found antibiotics do not improve mortality, hospitalisation, ventilation, or adverse events in non-severe COVID-19. In severe/critical cases, any mortality benefit was uncertain. Findings support WHO guidance against routine antibiotic use without suspected bacterial infection, emphasising cautious prescribing.]
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