Does previous antibiotic treatment affect COVID-19 severity?

In a recent article published in eClinical Medicine, researchers determine whether frequent antibiotic use increased the risk of adverse outcomes, including death, following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

Study: Repeated antibiotic exposure and risk of hospitalization and death following COVID-19 infection (OpenSAFELY): a matched case–control study. Image Credit: dturphoto / Shutterstock.com

Background

Previous studies indicate that repeated and frequent exposure to antibiotics increases the risk of adverse outcomes like…

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