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Are antibiotics being over prescribed in COVID-19? – News-Medical.Net

A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in October 2020 shows that the baseline levels of inflammatory markers and C-reactive protein (CRP) in rela…

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A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv* in October 2020 shows that the baseline levels of inflammatory markers and C-reactive protein (CRP) in relation to antibiotic administration can rule out bacterial co-infections and help reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge public health worldwide, it has become clear that a dysregulated and hyperactive inflammatory response is linked to severe and critical disease and a higher mortality …

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